Gietl Park

Gietl Park is a park in Capital Township, Sangamon, Illinois which is located on Stanhope Road. Gietl Park is situated nearby to Eastview Baptist Church, as well as near Immanuel Lutheran Church.

Opening hours: sunrise—sunset
Type: Park
Description: park in Springfield, Illinois USA
Also known as: “Northeast Park”
Address: 1900 Stanhope Road, Springfield, IL 62702

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Robin Roberts Stadium and Oak Ridge Cemetery.

Robin Roberts Stadium

Stadium

Robin Roberts Stadium at Lanphier Park is a stadium in Springfield, Illinois. It is primarily used for baseball. It originally opened in 1928 as Reservoir Stadium and was renovated in 1977. Robin Roberts Stadium is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Gietl Park.

Oak Ridge Cemetery

Heritage site

Photo: SenorAnderson, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Oak Ridge Cemetery is an American cemetery in Springfield, Illinois. The Lincoln Tomb, where Abraham Lincoln, his wife and all but one of their children lie, is there, as are the graves of other prominent Illinois figures. Oak Ridge Cemetery is situated 2½ miles west of Gietl Park.

Adams Wildlife Sanctuary

Nature reserve

The Margery Adams Wildlife Sanctuary, usually called the Adams Wildlife Sanctuary, is a 40-acre headquarters building and land parcel owned and managed by the Illinois Audubon Society. Adams Wildlife Sanctuary is situated 1½ miles south of Gietl Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grandview and Bissell.

Grandview

Village

Grandview is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Grandview had a population of 1,405. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Bissell

Hamlet

Bissell is an unincorporated community in Clear Lake Township, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. Bissell is located on Illinois Route 54 and the Canadian National Railway near the northeast border of Springfield. Bissell is situated 2½ miles northeast of Gietl Park.

Springfield

Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Springfield is a city in the center of the state of Illinois. It is the state's capital — not Chicago — and the county seat of Sangamon County. Springfield is best known for its most famous resident, Abraham Lincoln, and there are several historic sites that are dedicated to him.

Gietl Park

Category: recreation area
Location: Capital Township, Sangamon, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.82519° or 39° 49′ 31″ north

Longitude

-89.61431° or 89° 36′ 52″ west

Inception

1968

Operator

Springfield Park District

Open location code

86FGR9GP+37

OpenStreetMap ID

way 401508777

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

Wikidata ID

Q113006409

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Highlights include Eastview Baptist Church and Immanuel Lutheran Church.

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