Places of Interest Near Bates, Illinois
| Airport - Transportation | Location | Distance & Direction |
| Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) | Springfield | 12.3 miles NE |
| Art Galleries & Dealers | Location | Distance & Direction |
| Signature Arts | springfield | 9 miles ENE |
| Convention & Meeting Facilities - Civic Centers | Location | Distance & Direction |
| Prairie Capitol Convention Center | Springfield | 12.1 miles ENE |
| Historical Places | Location | Distance & Direction |
| Illinois State Historical Society | springfield | 11.9 miles ENE |
| Edwards Place Historical Home | springfield | 12.1 miles ENE |
| Hospitals & Medical Care Facilities | Location | Distance & Direction |
| A Mc Farland Mental Health Center | springfield | 10.1 miles E |
| Doctor's Hospital | springfield | 10.9 miles E |
| Orthopedic Institute | springfield | 10.9 miles E |
| Memorial Medical Center | springfield | 11.8 miles ENE |
| St John's Hospital | springfield | 12.3 miles ENE |
| Passavant Area Hospital | Jacksonville | 21.4 miles W |
| Museums | Location | Distance & Direction |
| State Museum | springfield | 11.4 miles ENE |
| Grand Army Museum | springfield | 11.8 miles ENE |
| Museum of Funeral Customs | springfield | 12.3 miles ENE |
| Prairieland Heritage Museum | Jacksonville | 21.1 miles W |
| Shopping | Location | Distance & Direction |
| White Oaks Mall | Springfield | 8.2 miles ENE |
| Theme Parks - Amusement Parks | Location | Distance & Direction |
| Knights Action Park | Springfield | 8.9 miles E |
| Universities & Colleges | Location | Distance & Direction |
| Able Security Training School | springfield | 12.3 miles ENE |
| St John's Hospital School of Nursing | springfield | 12.3 miles ENE |
| Lincoln Land Community College | springfield | 12.4 miles E |
| MacMurray College | Jacksonville | 19.9 miles W |
| Illinois College | Jacksonville | 21.1 miles W |
| Zoos | Location | Distance & Direction |
| Henson Robinson Zoo | springfield | 14.4 miles E |
