Whispering Oaks
Whispering Oaks is a residential area in West Deerfield Township, Lake, Illinois. Whispering Oaks is situated nearby to the military installation US Army Reserve Center, as well as near the school Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Sheridan National Cemetery and Fort Sheridan station.
Fort Sheridan National Cemetery
Cemetery
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Fort Sheridan National Cemetery was established in 1889 on the grounds of Fort Sheridan, a United States Army installation that had been established two years earlier, in 1887, in Lake County, Illinois and remained an active U.S. Army installation until 1993. Fort Sheridan National Cemetery is situated 2,800 feet east of Whispering Oaks.
Fort Sheridan station
Railway station
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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. Fort Sheridan station is situated 1 mile southeast of Whispering Oaks.
Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart
School
Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart is a private, Roman Catholic girls' high school in Lake Forest, Illinois, north of Chicago. Founded by the Society of the Sacred Heart, it is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago. Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart is situated 2,700 feet north of Whispering Oaks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Sheridan and Highwood.
Fort Sheridan
Hamlet
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Fort Sheridan is a residential neighborhood within the cities of Lake Forest, Highwood, and Highland Park in Lake County, Illinois, United States. It was originally established as Fort Sheridan, an Army post named after Civil War cavalry general Philip Sheridan, to honor his services to Chicago.
Highwood
Village
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Highwood is a North Shore suburb of Chicago in Moraine Township, Lake County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,074. Highwood is situated 2 miles southeast of Whispering Oaks.
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.
Whispering Oaks
- Type: Residential area
- Location: West Deerfield Township, Lake, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.22698° or 42° 13′ 37″ northLongitude
-87.83089° or 87° 49′ 51″ westOpen location code
86JJ65G9+QJOpenStreetMap ID
way 901537982OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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