Little Dresden Island

Little Dresden Island is a reef in , . Little Dresden Island is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dresden Generating Station and Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area.

Power station
Photo: ENERGY.GOV, Public domain.
is the first privately financed nuclear power plant built in the United States. Dresden 1 was activated in 1960 and retired in 1978.

Nature reserve
is a 2,537-acre state park in Illinois. More than half of the state park is a tallgrass prairie maintained as an Illinois Nature Preserve. is situated 2½ miles south of Little Dresden Island.

The in , , , 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.

Town
Photo: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in and counties in the U.S. state of . The population was 13,383 at the 2020 census. Located in a rural area southwest of , lies at the confluence of the , , and rivers, where they form the . is situated 4 miles northeast of Little Dresden Island.

Town
Photo: Jet Lowe, Public domain.
is a village in , , and counties, , 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 . is situated 4 miles north of Little Dresden Island.

Little Dresden Island

Latitude
41.39877° or 41° 23′ 56″ north
Longitude
-88.28971° or 88° 17′ 23″ west
Elevation
489 feet (149 metres)
Open location code
86HH9PX6+G4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 35393197
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­reef
Geo­Names ID
4900120
Wiki­data ID
Q49653003
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Satellite Map

Discover Little Dresden Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Little Dresden Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Little Dresden Island”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Divine and Aux Sable.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dresden Island Lock and Dam Historic District and Dollinger Family Farm.

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