Pekin Lake
Pekin Lake is a lake in Tazewell, Illinois. Pekin Lake is situated nearby to the neighborhood Lake Whitehurst Cliffs, as well as near Downtown Business District.Places of Interest
Highlights include John T. McNaughton Bridge and Pekin station.
John T. McNaughton Bridge
Bridge
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The John T. McNaughton Bridge, also known as the Pekin Bridge, is a steel girder bridge that carries Illinois Route 9 over the Illinois River from downtown Pekin to Peoria County in central Illinois.
Pekin station
Railway station
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The St. Louis, Peoria and Northern Railroad Depot, previously known as the Pekin Depot or Chicago and Alton Depot, is a historic railroad station in Pekin, Illinois. The station is one of the only historic rail-related buildings remaining in Pekin.
E.D. Edwards Power Plant
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The E.D. Edwards Power Plant is an inoperative coal-fired generating plant owned by Vistra Energy. The plant, with a nameplate capacity of 780 megawatts, was connected with the high-tension power supply lines of Central Illinois.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pekin and North Pekin.
Pekin
Town
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Pekin is located in, and is the county seat of, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. It is located along the Illinois River in Central Illinois. The population was 31,731 at the 2020 census.
North Pekin
Village
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North Pekin is a village in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,573 at the 2010 census. North Pekin is a suburb of Peoria and is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Marquette Heights
Village
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Marquette Heights is a city in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Marquette Heights had a population of 2,541. Marquette Heights is a suburb of Peoria and is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Pekin Lake
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Tazewell, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.58448° or 40° 35′ 4″ northLongitude
-89.64808° or 89° 38′ 53″ westElevation
443 feet (135 metres)Open location code
86GGH9M2+QQOpenStreetMap ID
way 40500117OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
4905609
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