Walter E. Heller Nature Preserve
Walter E. Heller Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Lake, Illinois which is located on Ridge Road. Walter E. Heller Nature Preserve is situated nearby to the hamlet Highmoor, as well as near Del Mar Woods.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Opening hours: 7:30 AM—dusk
- Type: Nature reserve
- Also known as: “Heller Park”
- Address: 2821 Ridge Road, Highland Park, IL 60035
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Sheridan station and Danny Cunniff Park.
Fort Sheridan station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fort Sheridan station is one of two stations on Metra's Union Pacific North Line located in the Fort Sheridan neighborhood in Highwood, Illinois. The station is officially located at 461 West Old Elm Road, and is 25.7 miles away from Ogilvie Transportation Center, the southern terminus of the Union Pacific North Line.
Danny Cunniff Park
Park
Formerly known as Centennial Park, Danny Cunniff Park was renamed, remodeled and dedicated in 1999 after the Park District of Highland Park, Illinois received the largest private donation ever from the family of Danny Cunniff.
Highwood station
Railway station
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Highwood is one of two stations on Metra's Union Pacific North Line located in Highwood, Illinois. Highwood is located at 317 Green Bay Road. Highwood is 24.5 miles away from Ogilvie Transportation Center, the southern terminus of the Union Pacific North Line.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Deerfield and Highland Park.
Deerfield
Photo: Zcarstvnz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Deerfield is a village in Lake and Cook counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. A northern suburb of Chicago, Deerfield is located on the North Shore, about 28 miles north of downtown Chicago.
Highland Park
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Highland Park is a suburban city located in southeastern Lake County, Illinois, United States, about 25 miles north of downtown Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 30,176.
Lake Forest
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Lake Forest is an idyllic suburb in the North Shore region of Illinois. An integral part of Chicago's ritzy North Shore suburban area, Lake Forest is true to its name and reputation.
Walter E. Heller Nature Preserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Lake, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.207° or 42° 12′ 25″ northLongitude
-87.842° or 87° 50′ 31″ westElevation
666 feet (203 metres)Operator
Park District of Highland ParkNamed after
Walter E. HellerOpen location code
86JJ6545+R5OpenStreetMap ID
way 511088945OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Highmoor and Del Mar Woods.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Heller Nature Center and Birch?.
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