Prairie Park
Prairie Park is a park in Hanover Township, Cook, Illinois which is located on Willard Avenue. Prairie Park is situated nearby to the fire station Elgin Fire Department Station 5, as well as near Trillium Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Elgin National Watch Company Observatory and Elgin Public Museum.
Elgin National Watch Company Observatory
Observatory
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
The Elgin National Watch Company Observatory is a historic building in Elgin, in the U.S. state of Illinois. It was built in 1910 to serve the Elgin National Watch Company two blocks to the west. Elgin National Watch Company Observatory is situated 4,000 feet west of Prairie Park.
Elgin Public Museum
Museum
The Elgin Public Museum of Natural History and Anthropology is a natural history museum located in Elgin, Illinois. The museum, now over a hundred years old, is located within the 108-acre Lords Park. Elgin Public Museum is situated 1 mile north of Prairie Park.
National Street/Elgin station
Railway station
Photo: Adam Moss, CC BY-SA 2.0.
National Street is one of three stations on Metra's Milwaukee District West Line in Elgin, Illinois. The station is 36.0 miles away from Chicago Union Station, the eastern terminus of the line. National Street/Elgin station is situated 1 mile west of Prairie Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elgin Historic District and Elgin.
Elgin Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Elgin Historic District is a set of 697 buildings in Elgin, Illinois. Of these, 429 contribute to the district's historical integrity. The district is the oldest portion of the city, and contains mostly residences and churches.
Elgin
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Elgin is a city in Chicagoland known for its Victorian architecture and the Elgin Symphony Orchestra.
South Elgin
Town
South Elgin is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 23,865. In 2007, Money magazine named South Elgin as 82nd of 100 entries in its "America's Best Places to Live" edition and again in 2011 as 98th of 100 entries. South Elgin is situated 3 miles southwest of Prairie Park.
Prairie Park
- Type: Park
- Address: 301 Willard Avenue, Elgin, IL
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Hanover Township, Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.03098° or 42° 1′ 52″ northLongitude
-88.25919° or 88° 15′ 33″ westOpen location code
86JH2PJR+98OpenStreetMap ID
way 117598064OpenStreetMap feature
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