Flag Creek
Flag Creek is a stream in Cook, Illinois. Flag Creek is situated nearby to the neighborhood Palisades, as well as near the area Mount Forest.Places of Interest
Highlights include Red Gate Woods and St. James Catholic Church and Cemetery.
Red Gate Woods
Picnic site
Photo: Joseph Gage, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Red Gate Woods is a forest preserve section within the Palos Forest Preserves, a division of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois.
St. James Catholic Church and Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Teemu08, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. James Catholic Church and Cemetery, also known as St. James at Sag Bridge Church is a historic church and cemetery in the Sag Bridge area of the village of Lemont, Illinois. St. James Catholic Church and Cemetery is situated 1½ miles southwest of Flag Creek.
Site A
Landfill
Site A was a research facility near Chicago where, during World War II, research on behalf of the Manhattan Project was carried out. Operated by the University of Chicago's Metallurgical Laboratory, it was the site of Chicago Pile-2, a reconstructed and enlarged version of the world's first nuclear reactor, Chicago Pile-1.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palisades and Burr Ridge.
Palisades
Neighborhood
Palisades is an unincorporated community in Downers Grove Township, DuPage County, Illinois, United States. Palisades is located along the north bank of the Des Plaines River and the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.
Burr Ridge
Village
Burr Ridge is a village in Cook and DuPage counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. Per the 2020 census, the population was 11,192. Burr Ridge is situated 2½ miles north of Flag Creek.
Willow Springs
Village
Photo: MrHarman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Willow Springs is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, with a small portion extending into DuPage County. The village was founded in 1892 and was named for the springs along the Des Plaines River. In 2020, the population was 5,857. Willow Springs is situated 2½ miles northeast of Flag Creek.
Flag Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.71698° or 41° 43′ 1″ northLongitude
-87.9145° or 87° 54′ 52″ westElevation
587 feet (179 metres)Open location code
86HJP38P+Q5GeoNames ID
4892627
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