Dam Number 1 Woods

Dam Number 1 Woods is a forest in Cook, Illinois. Dam Number 1 Woods is situated nearby to the locality Wood Oaks Glen, as well as near Lakeshire.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wheeling station and Wheeling High School.

Wheeling station

Railway station

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Wheeling is a station on Metra's North Central Service in Wheeling, Illinois. The station is 29.9 miles away from Chicago Union Station, the southern terminus of the line. Wheeling station is situated 2 miles west of Dam Number 1 Woods.

Wheeling High School

School

Wheeling High School is a public four-year high school located in Wheeling, Illinois, United States, a northwest suburb of Chicago. It is part of Township High School District 214, which also includes Buffalo Grove High School, Elk Grove High School, John Hersey High School, Prospect High School, and Rolling Meadows High School. Wheeling High School is situated 2½ miles west of Dam Number 1 Woods.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wheeling and Riverwoods.

Wheeling

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Wheeling is a village in Cook and Lake counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is part of Wheeling and Vernon townships. Wheeling is a suburb of Chicago, it is primarily in Cook County, approximately 23 miles northwest of downtown Chicago.

Riverwoods

Village

The Northwest Suburbs are in Chicagoland, primarily in northwestern Cook, southern Lake and northern DuPage County, centered along Metra’s North Central Service, though encompassing areas well beyond the rail line. Riverwoods is situated 2½ miles north of Dam Number 1 Woods.

Prospect Heights

Village

Prospect Heights is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and is a suburb of Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 16,058. Prospect Heights is situated 3 miles southwest of Dam Number 1 Woods.

Dam Number 1 Woods

Type: Forest
Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.12864° or 42° 7′ 43″ north

Longitude

-87.89396° or 87° 53′ 38″ west

Elevation

646 feet (197 metres)

Open location code

86JJ44H4+FC

GeoNames ID

4889375

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Wood Oaks Glen and Lakeshire.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dam Number 1 and Wood Oaks Green Park.

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