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Cherry

IL · 41.4267, -89.2125

Historic Route 66, Illinois River Road and Lincoln Highway are signed byways within 30 miles of Cherry, Illinois.

Cherry is located just north of Interstate 80 on Highway 89 about 100 miles west of Chicago.
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3 scenic drives near Cherry

Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Cherry. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.

  1. 01

    Historic Route 66

    All-American Road · 6 mi out

    Runs through Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie.

  2. 02

    Illinois River Road

    National Scenic Byway · 7 mi out

  3. 03

    Lincoln Highway

    National Scenic Byway · 25 mi out

Day-trip loops

Ready-made loops for Cherry are growing. What is within reach is measured today; plan a live day trip and the engine routes it now.

Within reach

Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.

Scenic byways

Lookouts

Named places

  • Cherry Park · 0 mi
  • cherry Mine Disaster · 0 mi
  • Cherry Slag Pile · 0 mi
  • Kirby Park · 7 mi
  • Birthplace of Wild Bill Hickok · 7 mi
  • Baker Memorial Park · 7 mi
  • Mitchells Grove Nature Preserve · 7 mi
  • 28th Street Park · 7 mi

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