Pioneer Woods
Pioneer Woods is a forest in Cook, Illinois. Pioneer Woods is situated nearby to the area Mount Forest, as well as near the village Willow Springs.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Saganashkee Slough and Red Gate Woods.
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. It is located near where the Cal-Sag Channel meets the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. Red Gate Woods is situated 2½ miles northwest of Pioneer Woods.
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. Site A is situated 2 miles west of Pioneer Woods.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Willow Springs and Palos Hills.
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 north of Pioneer Woods.
Palos Hills
Town
Photo: Joseph Blewitt, CC BY 2.0.
Palos Hills is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is a southwest suburb of Chicago. The city was established in 1958 and had reached a population of 18,530 in the 2020 census. Palos Hills is situated 3 miles east of Pioneer Woods.
Palos Park
Village
Palos Park is a village in southwestern Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 4,899. Palos Park is situated 3 miles southeast of Pioneer Woods.
Pioneer Woods
- Type: Forest
- Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.69753° or 41° 41′ 51″ northLongitude
-87.87172° or 87° 52′ 18″ westElevation
633 feet (193 metres)Open location code
86HJM4XH+28GeoNames ID
4906069
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