Nature Area
Nature Area is a meadow in Carbondale Township, Jackson, Illinois. Access is restricted and requires permission. Nature Area is situated nearby to Campus Lake Park, as well as near the pitch Batting Cages.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Banterra Center and Morris Library.
Banterra Center
Stadium
Photo: JosephRoberto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Banterra Center is an 8,284-seat multi-purpose arena, on the campus of Southern Illinois University, in Carbondale, Illinois, United States. Construction on the arena began in the spring of 1962 and took nearly two years to complete. Banterra Center is situated 1,900 feet east of Nature Area.
Morris Library
Library
Morris Library is the main academic library on the campus of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, in Carbondale, Illinois. Named for Delyte W. Morris who served as President of Southern Illinois University from 1948 to 1970, the library holds more than 5 million volumes, 63,000 current periodicals and serials, and over 3.6 million microform units. Morris Library is situated 3,100 feet northeast of Nature Area.
Davies Gym
Sports venue
Davies Gym is the home of the Southern Illinois Salukis women's volleyball team and former home of all indoor sports at SIU. Upon completion of the SIU Arena in 1964, men's programs moved to the new facility. Davies Gym is situated 4,100 feet northeast of Nature Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carbondale.
Carbondale
Photo: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0.
Carbondale is a small city of about 25,000 in Southern about 14 miles east of the Mississippi River at roughly the southern edge of the plains, and the northern limit of the Shawnee hills.
Nature Area
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Meadow
- Location: Carbondale Township, Jackson, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.7076° or 37° 42′ 27″ northLongitude
-89.22513° or 89° 13′ 31″ westOperator
SIU Student RecreationOpen location code
869GPQ5F+2WOpenStreetMap ID
way 179916742OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=meadow
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