Calumet Union Drainage Ditch

Calumet Union Drainage Ditch is a canal in Cook, Illinois. Calumet Union Drainage Ditch is situated nearby to the town South Holland, as well as near the locality Thornton Junction.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Harvey station and 147th Street/Sibley station.

Harvey station

Railway station

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Harvey is one of two Metra Electric commuter rail stations along the line's Main Branch in Harvey, Illinois. The station is located at Park Avenue and 154th Street, and is 20.0 miles away from the northern terminus at Millennium Station.

147th Street/Sibley station

Railway station

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147th Street/Sibley station is one of two Metra Electric District stations located on its Main Branch in Harvey, Illinois. The station is located on 147th Street, and Clinton Street, and is 19.0 miles away from the northern terminus at Millennium Station. 147th Street/Sibley station is situated 1½ miles northwest of Calumet Union Drainage Ditch.

Ivanhoe station

Railway station

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Ivanhoe is one of two commuter rail stations on the Metra Electric District main branch in Riverdale, Illinois. The station is located at 144th Street and Tracy Street, and is 18.2 miles away from the northern terminus at Millennium Station. Ivanhoe station is situated 2½ miles north of Calumet Union Drainage Ditch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Holland and Phoenix.

South Holland

Town

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South Holland is a village and south suburb of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States, within Thornton Township. The population was 21,465 at the 2020 census. It is named after the Dutch province of South Holland.

Phoenix

Village

Phoenix is a village and south suburb in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,708 at the 2020 census. It is located approximately 19 miles south of the Chicago Loop in the Chicago metropolitan area.

Harvey

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Harvey is a city of about 25,000 people in the South Suburbs of the Chicagoland region of Illinois.The city suffers from high levels of unemployment, poverty, and crime.

Calumet Union Drainage Ditch

Type: Canal
Category: body of water
Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.60198° or 41° 36′ 7″ north

Longitude

-87.61755° or 87° 37′ 3″ west

Elevation

591 feet (180 metres)

Open location code

86HJJ92J+QX

GeoNames ID

4886280

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hollandale Park and South Holland Public Library.

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