Sanctuary Woods
Sanctuary Woods is a forest in Wauwatosa, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Sanctuary Woods is situated nearby to the neighborhood Parkway Estates, as well as near the quarter Glennview Heights.Places of Interest
Highlights include Milwaukee County Zoo and Medical College of Wisconsin.
Milwaukee County Zoo
Zoo
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The Milwaukee County Zoo is a zoo in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that is operated by the Milwaukee County Parks Commission, covering an area of 190 acres. The zoo averages about 1.3 million visitors a year and houses 3,100 animals from 350 species.
Medical College of Wisconsin
University
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The Medical College of Wisconsin is a private medical school, pharmacy school, and graduate school of sciences in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. The school was established in 1893 and is the largest research center in eastern Wisconsin.
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Hospital
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Children's Wisconsin is a nationally ranked, freestanding, 298-bed, pediatric acute care children's hospital located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is affiliated with the Medical College of Wisconsin and is a member of the Children's Wisconsin health system, one of two of the children's hospitals in the system.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Allis and Elm Grove.
West Allis
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
West Allis is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. A suburb of Milwaukee, it is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The population was 60,325 at the 2020 census, making it the eleventh-most populous city in Wisconsin.
Elm Grove
Village
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Elm Grove is a village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 6,524 at the 2020 census. Elm Grove was named as America's best suburb by Business Insider in October 2014.
West Milwaukee
Village
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West Milwaukee is a village in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located in the center of the county, approximately 1 mi south of American Family Field. The population was 4,114 at the 2020 census.
Sanctuary Woods
- Type: Forest
- Location: Wauwatosa, Milwaukee, Southeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.0482° or 43° 2′ 54″ northLongitude
-88.0249° or 88° 1′ 30″ westOpen location code
86MH2XXG+72OpenStreetMap ID
way 992232347OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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