Sand Ridge Nature Center

Sand Ridge Nature Center is a museum in Township of Thornton, Cook, Illinois which is located on Paxton Avenue. Sand Ridge Nature Center is situated nearby to Butterfly Garden, as well as near the nature reserve Camp Shabbona Woods.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Seton Academy and River Oaks Center.

Seton Academy

School

Seton Academy was a Catholic coeducational college-preparatory high school in South Holland, Illinois. Seton Academy is situated 1 mile west of Sand Ridge Nature Center.

River Oaks Center

Commercial area

River Oaks Center is a shopping mall in Calumet City, Illinois, a suburb south of Chicago. River Oaks Center is the seventh largest mall in the Chicago metropolitan area totaling 1,379,824 square feet. River Oaks Center is situated 4,200 feet southeast of Sand Ridge Nature Center.

Thornton Fractional North High School

School

Thornton Fractional North High School is a Public Secondary school in Calumet City, Illinois. It first opened its doors in March 1926. The school serves Calumet City and Burnham. Thornton Fractional North High School is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Sand Ridge Nature Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Calumet City and South Holland.

Calumet City

Town

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Calumet City is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 36,033 at the 2020 census. It is a south suburb in the Chicago metropolitan area. Calumet City is situated 2 miles east of Sand Ridge Nature Center.

South Holland

Town

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South Holland is a village and south suburb of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States, within Thornton Township. The population was 21,465 at the 2020 census. It is named after the Dutch province of South Holland. South Holland is situated 2 miles west of Sand Ridge Nature Center.

Glendale Park Historic District

Neighborhood

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Glendale Park Historic District is a national historic district located at Hammond, Indiana. The district encompasses 13 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in an exclusively residential section of Hammond. Glendale Park Historic District is situated 2 miles east of Sand Ridge Nature Center.

Sand Ridge Nature Center

Type: Museum
Address: 15891 Paxton Avenue, South Holland, IL 60473
Categories: building, tourism, public building, and tourist attraction
Location: Township of Thornton, Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.60592° or 41° 36′ 21″ north

Longitude

-87.56575° or 87° 33′ 57″ west

Operator

Forest Preserve District of Cook County

Open location code

86HJJC4M+9P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 236365586

OpenStreetMap feature

building=public

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

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