Dean Nature Sanctuary
Dean Nature Sanctuary is a park in York Township, DuPage County, Illinois. Dean Nature Sanctuary is situated nearby to Christ Church of Oak Brook, as well as near the museum Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Graue Mill and Highlands station.
Graue Mill
Museum
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The Graue Mill is a water-powered grist mill that was originally erected in 1852. Now a museum, it is one of two operating water-powered gristmills in Illinois. Graue Mill is situated 3,000 feet southwest of Dean Nature Sanctuary.
Highlands station
Railway station
Highlands station is one of three commuter railroad stations along Metra's BNSF Line in Hinsdale, Illinois. The station is 16.3 miles from Union Station, the east end of the line. Highlands station is situated 1½ miles south of Dean Nature Sanctuary.
Western Springs station
Railway station
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Western Springs is a station on Metra's BNSF Line in Western Springs, Illinois. The station is 15.4 miles from Union Station, the east end of the line. Western Springs station is situated 1½ miles southeast of Dean Nature Sanctuary.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fullersburg and Oak Brook.
Fullersburg
Neighborhood
Fullersburg is a former village in Downers Grove Township and York Township, DuPage County, Illinois near the Cook County border. Though never incorporated in its own name, the area is historically important to the development of Hinsdale and Oak Brook, Illinois.
Oak Brook
Photo: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0.
Oak Brook is a village in the Western Suburbs of Chicago, within the Illinois Technology and Research Corridor, one of the principal economic centers in Chicagoland.
Western Springs
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Western Springs is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and a suburb of Chicago. As of the 2020 census, the village had a total population of 13,629.
Dean Nature Sanctuary
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: York Township, DuPage County, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.82757° or 41° 49′ 39″ northLongitude
-87.92168° or 87° 55′ 18″ westOpen location code
86HJR3HH+28OpenStreetMap ID
way 571800256OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Christ Church of Oak Brook and Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center.
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