River Trail Nature Center
River Trail Nature Center is a museum in Northfield Township, Cook, Illinois which is located on Milwaukee Avenue. River Trail Nature Center is situated nearby to Sugar Shack, as well as near Animal Enclosure.- Opening hours:
March—October: Saturday—Thursday 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
November—February: Saturday—Thursday 9:00 AM—4:00 PM
Friday: closed - Type: Museum
- Address: 3120 Milwaukee Avenue, Northbrook, IL 60062
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Prospect Heights station and Chicago Illinois Temple.
Prospect Heights station
Railway station
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Prospect Heights is a station on Metra's North Central Service in Prospect Heights, Illinois. The station is 26.6 miles away from Union Station, the southern terminus of the line. Prospect Heights station is situated 1¼ miles west of River Trail Nature Center.
Chicago Illinois Temple
Temple
Kennicott Grove
Nature reserve
Photo: Teemu008, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kennicott Grove is an area of prairie and wooded lands that includes the home of John Kennicott and his family, including his son Robert Kennicott. John Kennicott was an agriculturalist and a doctor. Kennicott Grove is situated 1½ miles southeast of River Trail Nature Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Prospect Heights and Mount Prospect.
Prospect Heights
Village
Prospect Heights is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and is a suburb of Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 16,058. Prospect Heights is situated 2½ miles west of River Trail Nature Center.
Mount Prospect
Photo: bogdanstepniak, CC BY 3.0.
Mount Prospect is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is part of Elk Grove and Wheeling townships, about 20 miles northwest of downtown Chicago and approximately 4 miles north of O'Hare International Airport.
Des Plaines
Photo: bogdanstepniak, CC BY 3.0.
Des Plaines is in Chicagoland. It is an inner-ring, northwest suburb of Chicago with two distinct portions: a suburban northern portion reminiscient of other, nearby northwest suburbs, as well as a built-up southern portion with the businesses, hotels, and other amenities of the O'Hare Airport corridor.
River Trail Nature Center
- Categories: building, tourism, public building, and tourist attraction
- Location: Northfield Township, Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.09502° or 42° 5′ 42″ northLongitude
-87.88496° or 87° 53′ 6″ westLevels
1Operator
Forest Preserve District of Cook CountyOpen location code
86JJ34W8+22OpenStreetMap ID
way 291346398OpenStreetMap feature
building=publicOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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