Longjohn Slough
Longjohn Slough is in Cook, Illinois. Longjohn Slough is situated nearby to the village Willow Springs, as well as near the neighborhood Palisades.Places of Interest
Highlights include Willow Springs station and Saganashkee Slough.
Willow Springs station
Railway station
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Willow Springs is a station on Metra's Heritage Corridor in Willow Springs, Illinois. The station is 17.5 miles away from Union Station, the northern terminus of the line.
Saganashkee Slough
Reservoir
Saganashkee Slough is a 377 acres, manmade riparian lake that forms part of the valley of the Cal-Sag Channel. It is located in the Palos Forest Preserves of Cook County, Illinois, on wetland that was drained but was later reverted to a lake starting in 1948-1949 by the construction of dams and levees.
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. Red Gate Woods is situated 2 miles west of Longjohn Slough.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Willow Springs and Palisades.
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 1½ miles north of Longjohn Slough.
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. Palisades is situated 3 miles west of Longjohn Slough.
Hickory Hills
Town
Hickory Hills is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Located principally in Palos Township, it is a suburb of Chicago. The population in 2020 was 14,505. Hickory Hills is situated 3 miles east of Longjohn Slough.
Longjohn Slough
- Type: Body of water
- Also known as: “Long John Slough”
- Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.71278° or 41° 42′ 46″ northLongitude
-87.8786° or 87° 52′ 43″ westElevation
696 feet (212 metres)Open location code
86HJP47C+4HOpenStreetMap ID
way 35364924OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterGeoNames ID
4900465
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