Dresden Island
Dresden Island is an island in Grundy, Illinois. Dresden Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Divine, as well as near the village Aux Sable.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Grundy County, Illinois, United States
- Also known as: “Twin Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dresden Generating Station and Morris Operation.
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.
Morris Operation
The Morris Operation in Grundy County, Illinois, United States, is the location of the only permanent de facto high-level radioactive waste storage site in the United States and holds 772 tons of spent nuclear fuel.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Channahon and Minooka.
Channahon
Town
Photo: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 3½ miles northeast of Dresden 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 4 miles north of Dresden Island.
Dresden Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Grundy, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Dresden Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
“Dresden Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Dresden Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Divine and Aux Sable.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Little Dresden Island and Dresden Island Pool.
Illinois: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Chicago, Springfield, Rockford, and Loop.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.