Optimist Park

Optimist Park is a park in Galesburg City Township, Knox, Illinois. Optimist Park is situated nearby to the sports venue Hawthorne Gym, as well as near the pitch Voyles Field.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Galesburg station and Orpheum Theater.

Galesburg station

Railway station

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Galesburg is an Amtrak intercity train station in Galesburg, Illinois, United States. The station was originally built in 1984, after the razing of the large depot just south of the current site. Galesburg station is situated 2 miles south of Optimist Park.

Orpheum Theater

Theater building

The Orpheum Theatre, originally opened in August 1916, stands on Kellogg Street in downtown Galesburg, Illinois. The Orpheum's elegance and long history made the theatre a landmark in Galesburg which boasts other landmarks such as Carl Sandburg's Birthplace, the Galesburg Railroad Museum, and Knox College, which hosted an Abraham Lincoln-Stephen Douglas debate. Orpheum Theater is situated 2 miles south of Optimist Park.

Galesburg Railroad Museum

Museum

Photo: Peter Van den Bossche, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Galesburg Railroad Museum is a railroad museum in Galesburg, Illinois, United States. The museum is located at 211 South Seminary Street. Its collection includes CB&Q 4-6-4 3006, a Pullman "Meath" car, Railway Express RPO Combination Mail & Baggage Car… Galesburg Railroad Museum is situated 2 miles south of Optimist Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Galesburg and East Galesburg.

Galesburg

Photo: Kelly Martin, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Galesburg is a city in Knox County, Illinois, United States. The city is 45 miles northwest of Peoria. At the 2020 census, its population was 30,052. Galesburg is the home of Knox College, a private four-year liberal arts college, and Carl Sandburg College, a community college named for native-born poet Carl Sandburg.

East Galesburg

Village

East Galesburg is a village in Knox County, Illinois, United States. The population was 763 as of the 2020 census. It is part of the Galesburg Micropolitan Statistical Area. East Galesburg is situated 3 miles southeast of Optimist Park.

Henderson

Village

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Henderson is a village in Knox County, Illinois, United States. The population was 266 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Galesburg Micropolitan Statistical Area. Henderson is situated 3½ miles north of Optimist Park.

Optimist Park

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Galesburg City Township, Knox, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.97512° or 40° 58′ 30″ north

Longitude

-90.35694° or 90° 21′ 25″ west

Open location code

86GFXJGV+26

OpenStreetMap ID

way 182568190

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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