Lake Calumet

Lake Calumet is the largest body of water within the city of Chicago. Formerly a shallow, postglacial lake draining into Lake Michigan, it was transformed into an industrial harbor during the 20th century.

Photo: David B. Gleason, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Lake
Description: lake in United States of America
Also known as: “Calumet Lake”

Places of Interest

Highlights include 115th Street/Kensington station and Pullman National Historical Park.

115th Street/Kensington station

Railway station

Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 2.0.

115th Street/Kensington is a commuter rail station on the far south side of Chicago that serves the Metra Electric District north to Millennium Station and south to University Park and Blue Island.

Pullman National Historical Park

Tourism office

Photo: Boven, CC0.

Pullman National Historical Park is a historic district located in Chicago, Illinois, which in the 19th century was the first model, planned industrial community in the United States. Pullman National Historical Park is situated 1½ miles northwest of Lake Calumet.

111th Street/Pullman station

Railway station

Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 2.0.

111th Street/Pullman is a commuter rail station on Metra Electric's main branch in the Pullman neighborhood on the far south side of Chicago, Illinois. 111th Street/Pullman station is situated 1½ miles northwest of Lake Calumet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Far Southeast Side and Kensington.

Far Southeast Side

Photo: vxla, CC BY 2.0.

The Far Southeast Side of Chicago is a huge section of Chicago with only one large tourist draw: the Pullman Historic District. Most travelers will literally just pass over this district on the Chicago Skyway, but look closely and something may catch your eye.

Kensington

Neighborhood

Kensington is a neighborhood in the Far South Side of Chicago. Founded as the town of Calumet Junction in 1852, it began as a small community of rail-workers servicing the junction of the Illinois Central and Michigan Central railroads.

Riverdale

Suburb

Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Riverdale is one of the 77 official community areas of Chicago, Illinois and is located on the city's far south side. As originally designated by the Social Science Research Committee at the University of Chicago and officially adopted by the City of Chicago…

Lake Calumet

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

41.67751° or 41° 40′ 39″ north

Longitude

-87.5878° or 87° 35′ 16″ west

Elevation

574 feet (175 metres)

Open location code

86HJMCH6+2V

GeoNames ID

4886282

Wikidata ID

Q3214784

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Satellite Map

Discover Lake Calumet from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From French to Welsh—“Lake Calumet” goes by many names.

French: “lac Calumet”
French: “Lac Calumet”
Spanish: “Lago Calumet”
Welsh: “Llyn Calumet”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Honeymoon Row and The Cottage.

Notable Places Nearby

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