Bemis Woods North

Bemis Woods North is a nature reserve in Cook, Illinois. Bemis Woods North is situated nearby to the neighborhood Old Town North, as well as near Fullersburg.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Graue Mill and Western Springs Water Tower.

Graue Mill

Museum

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The Graue Mill is a water-powered grist mill that was originally erected in 1852. Now a museum, it is one of two operating water-powered gristmills in Illinois.

The Western Springs Water Tower is a museum and former water tower in Western Springs, Illinois. The water tower is considered a symbol of Western Springs by residents, and multiple businesses and local organizations have taken their names from the tower.

Western Springs station

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Western Springs is a station on Metra's BNSF Line in Western Springs, Illinois. The station is 15.4 miles from Union Station, the east end of the line.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fullersburg and Western Springs.

Fullersburg

Neighborhood

Fullersburg is a former village in Downers Grove Township and York Township, DuPage County, Illinois near the Cook County border. Though never incorporated in its own name, the area is historically important to the development of Hinsdale and Oak Brook, Illinois.

Western Springs

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Western Springs is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and a suburb of Chicago. As of the 2020 census, the village had a total population of 13,629.

Oak Brook

Photo: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0.

Oak Brook is a village in the Western Suburbs of Chicago, within the Illinois Technology and Research Corridor, one of the principal economic centers in Chicagoland.

Bemis Woods North

Type: Nature reserve
Address: IL
Category: recreation area
Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.82891° or 41° 49′ 44″ north

Longitude

-87.90921° or 87° 54′ 33″ west

Elevation

650 feet (198 metres)

Operator

Forest Preserve District of Cook County

Open location code

86HJR3HR+H8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1267595419

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

GeoNames ID

4884469

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Old Town North and Field Park.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Meadowlark Golf Course and Forest Preserve District of Cook County Central Police Station.

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