Nachusa, IL
- Elevation
- 788 ft USGS GNIS community points and 3DEP elevation · GNIS 2026-07-06; USGS 3DEP sampled 2026-07-23
- General Quality Overall rating out of 100
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Nachusa is a quiet, tight-knit hamlet in Lee County, sitting just five miles east of Dixon. Home to around 140 residents, it offers peaceful country living surrounded by open farmland and northern Illinois prairie. Most visitors know the area best for the nearby Nachusa Grasslands, a sweeping nature preserve famous for its restored tallgrass and roaming herd of bison. Living here means enjoying wide-open skies and a quiet rural rhythm, all while staying a quick ten-minute drive from shops, schools, and dining in downtown Dixon.
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