Cosley Zoo
Cosley Zoo is an AZA-accredited zoo located in Wheaton, Illinois. It is a facility of the Wheaton Park District and open year-round. The zoo, which is situated on 5 acres of land, is built on the site of a historic train station and consists of both domestic animals and wildlife that is native to North America.Photo: Christian Wilcox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wheaton North High School and Wheaton station.
Wheaton North High School
School
Photo: Dhalls, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wheaton North High School, locally referred to as "North" is a public four-year high school in Wheaton, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago. It is one of two high schools that are part of Community Unit School District 200, the other being Wheaton Warrenville South High School. Wheaton North High School is situated 2,800 feet north of Cosley Zoo.
Wheaton station
Railway station
Photo: Katherine Johnson, CC BY 2.0.
Wheaton is one of two stations on Metra's Union Pacific West Line, located in Wheaton, Illinois. The station is located at 402 Front Street. The station is 25.0 miles away from Ogilvie Transportation Center, the eastern terminus of the West Line. Wheaton station is situated 1 mile south of Cosley Zoo.
College Avenue station
Railway station
Photo: Lost on Belmont, CC BY-SA 3.0.
College Avenue is one of two stations on Metra's Union Pacific West Line located in Wheaton, Illinois. The station is located at 303 North President Street, and lies next to Wheaton College. College Avenue station is situated 1½ miles southeast of Cosley Zoo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wheaton and Winfield.
Wheaton
Photo: Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wheaton is a city in and the county seat of DuPage County, Illinois, United States. It is located in Milton and Winfield Townships, approximately 25 miles west of Chicago.
Winfield
Town
Photo: Kingkevy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Winfield is an incorporated village located in Milton and Winfield Townships, DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The DuPage River headwaters are located directly to the north, and the river runs through the village. Winfield is situated 2½ miles southwest of Cosley Zoo.
Carol Stream
Town
Photo: Leoengb2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Carol Stream is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States, and a suburb of Chicago. It was incorporated on January 5, 1959, and named after the daughter of its founder, Jay Stream. Per the 2020 census, the population was 39,854. Carol Stream is situated 2½ miles north of Cosley Zoo.
Cosley Zoo
- Type: Zoo
- Description: zoo in Illinois, US
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: DuPage County, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.87789° or 41° 52′ 40″ northLongitude
-88.12028° or 88° 7′ 13″ westElevation
741 feet (226 metres)Open location code
86HHVVHH+5VOpenStreetMap ID
way 547274471OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=zooWikidata ID
Q5173964
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In Other Languages
“Cosley Zoo” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “جنينة حيوانات كوسلى”
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