Conroy Island

Conroy Island is an islet in Will, Illinois. Conroy Island is situated nearby to the town Channahon, as well as near the hamlet Blodgett.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Briscoe Mounds and Des Plaines State Conservation Area.

Briscoe Mounds

Historic site

Photo: QuartierLatin1968, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Briscoe Mounds, officially Illinois Archaeological Survey No. Wi-25, is an archaeological site in Channahon, Illinois. The mound site is located along the north edge of the Des Plaines River and is the largest mound site in northern Illinois.

Des Plaines State Conservation Area

Nature reserve

Photo: tjb1215, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Des Plaines Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on 5,000 acres in Will County, Illinois, United States. It is located on floodplain adjacent to the confluence of its namesake the Des Plaines River and the Kankakee River to form the Illinois River. Des Plaines State Conservation Area is situated 1½ miles southeast of Conroy Island.

Dresden Generating Station

Power station

Photo: ENERGY.GOV, Public domain.

Dresden Generating Station is the first privately financed nuclear power plant built in the United States. Dresden 1 was activated in 1960 and retired in 1978. Dresden Generating Station is situated 2½ miles west of Conroy Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Channahon and Millsdale.

Channahon

Town

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Channahon is a village in Grundy and Will counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 13,383 at the 2020 census. Located in a rural area southwest of Joliet, Illinois, Channahon lies at the confluence of the Des Plaines, Kankakee, and DuPage rivers, where they form the Illinois River. Channahon is situated 2 miles north of Conroy Island.

Millsdale

Hamlet

Millsdale is an abandoned village located in Channahon Township, Will County, Illinois, United States. In 1903, it had a population of 25. In 1946, it had a population of 20. The Santa Fe Railway stopped at Millsdale Station. Millsdale is situated 4 miles northeast of Conroy Island.

Minooka

Town

Photo: Jet Lowe, Public domain.

Minooka is a village in Grundy, Kendall, and Will counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 12,758 at the 2020 census, up from 10,924 at the 2010 census. The village is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. Minooka is situated 4½ miles northwest of Conroy Island.

Conroy Island

Type: Islet
Description: island in Will County, Illinois, United States of America
Categories: island, locality, and landform
Location: Will, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.39972° or 41° 23′ 59″ north

Longitude

-88.22597° or 88° 13′ 34″ west

Elevation

515 feet (157 metres)

Open location code

86HH9QXF+VJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 35393019

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

4888652

Wikidata ID

Q49635561

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In Other Languages

“Conroy Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Conroy Island”

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Localities in the Area

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