Veteran Acres Park
Veteran Acres Park is a park in McHenry County, Northern Illinois, Illinois. Veteran Acres Park is situated nearby to the nature reserve Wingate Prairie Nature Preserve, as well as near the pitch Frank Repp Field.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Crystal Lake station and Col. Gustavus A. Palmer House.
Crystal Lake station
Railway station
Photo: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0.
Crystal Lake is one of two stations on Metra's Union Pacific Northwest Line located in Crystal Lake, Illinois. The station is two stops away from the line's terminus at Harvard, and most of the trains on the Northwest Line only run as far as Crystal Lake. Crystal Lake station is situated 2,900 feet south of Veteran Acres Park.
Col. Gustavus A. Palmer House
Historic building
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
The Col. Gustavus A. Palmer House is a historic residence in Crystal Lake, Illinois. Col. Gustavus A. Palmer House is situated 1 mile east of Veteran Acres Park.
Pingree Road station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pingree Road is one of two commuter railroad stations on Metra's Union Pacific Northwest Line in the city of Crystal Lake, Illinois. The station is officially located at 570 Congress Parkway at Pingree Road, and is 41.7 miles from Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago. Pingree Road station is situated 1½ miles southeast of Veteran Acres Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crystal Lake and Lakewood.
Crystal Lake
Photo: David Wilson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crystal Lake is a city of 40,000 people in Northern Illinois. It has a revitalized historic downtown district, which is home to many small specialty shops and businesses, and is a local shopping district.
Lakewood
Village
The Village of Lakewood is a village in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. It was incorporated as a village on July 10, 1933. Per the 2020 census, the population was 4,283. Lakewood is situated 2½ miles southwest of Veteran Acres Park.
Prairie Grove
Village
Prairie Grove is a village in McHenry County, Illinois, United States, first incorporated in 1973. Per the 2020 census, the population was 1,963. Prairie Grove is situated 3½ miles northeast of Veteran Acres Park.
Veteran Acres Park
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: McHenry County, Northern Illinois, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.25199° or 42° 15′ 7″ northLongitude
-88.31506° or 88° 18′ 54″ westOperator
Crystal Lake Park DistrictOpen location code
86JH7M2M+QXOpenStreetMap ID
way 350195474OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wingate Prairie Nature Preserve and Frank Repp Field.
Nearby Places
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