Fransen Nature Area

Fransen Nature Area is a nature reserve in , , . Fransen Nature Area is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Uptown Station and Sprague’s Super Service.

Railway station
Photo: Bohao Zhao, CC BY 3.0.
is an intermodal transportation center in , . It is served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system, and is the major intercity rail station in north-central Illinois.

Photo: Appraiser, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sprague's Super Service is a historic independent gas station on Route 66 in , . It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Town of Local Landmark, and is in the Route 66 Association of Illinois Hall of Fame.

Movie theater
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The , also known as the Normal Theatre, is a cinema located in the downtown area of of the United States of America, which is located in McLean County.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Normal and Cedar Crest Addition Historic District.

Town
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is a town in , United States. The population was 52,736 at the 2020 census. is the smaller of two principal cities of the metropolitan area, and is Illinois's seventh most populous community outside the .

Neighborhood
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The is a residential subdivision and historic district in , . The subdivision is bounded roughly by Division Street to the south, Highland Avenue to the north, Fell Avenue to the west, and a local recreation trail, the Constitution Trail, to the east.

Neighborhood
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The is a residential historic district in , . The district includes houses on White Place, North Clinton Boulevard, and the east side of Fell Avenue bordered to the south by Empire Street and Emerson Street to the north.

Fransen Nature Area

Latitude
40.5309° or 40° 31′ 51″ north
Longitude
-88.9747° or 88° 58′ 29″ west
Operator
Town of Normal Parks and Recreation Department
Open location code
86GHG2JG+94
Open­Street­Map ID
way 669623019
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
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Satellite Map

Discover Fransen Nature Area from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Safety Town and Fire Station 3.

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