Calumet
Calumet is a locality in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Calumet is situated nearby to the suburb South Chicago, as well as near the locality Green Bay.Places of Interest
Highlights include Drake Fountain and Bessemer Park.
Drake Fountain
Fountain
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The Drake Fountain, also known as the Columbus Monument, is located on a triangular site bounded by 92nd Street, South Chicago Avenue and Exchange Avenue in the Chicago neighborhood known as South Chicago.
Bessemer Park
Park
Bessemer Park is a public park in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. Created in 1904, it was named for Henry Bessemer, the inventor of the eponymous steelmaking process.
87th Street/South Chicago station
Railway station
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87th Street station is a station on the South Chicago Branch of the Metra Electric Line on the southeast side of Chicago, United States. The station is located at 87th Street, two block East of Commercial Avenue, and is 12.51 miles away from the northern terminus, Millennium Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Chicago and Pill Hill.
South Chicago
Suburb
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South Chicago, formerly known as Ainsworth, is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States. This chevron-shaped community is one of Chicago's 16 lakefront neighborhoods near the southern rim of Lake Michigan 10 miles south of downtown.
Pill Hill
Neighborhood
Pill Hill is a neighborhood in the Calumet Heights community area on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its name refers to the many doctors who used to live in the neighborhood.
Calumet Heights
Suburb
Calumet Heights is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States. It is located on the South Side of the city. Calumet Heights is bounded by 87th Street on the north, South Chicago Avenue on the east, and railroad lines on the west and south.
Calumet
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Ainsworth”
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.7317° or 41° 43′ 54″ northLongitude
-87.55143° or 87° 33′ 5″ westElevation
591 feet (180 metres)Open location code
86HJPCJX+MCGeoNames ID
4886254
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