Portage Creek
Portage Creek is a stream in Cook, Illinois. Portage Creek is situated nearby to the town Lyons, as well as near Summit.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chicago Portage National Historic Site and Summit station.
Chicago Portage National Historic Site
Nature reserve
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The Chicago Portage National Historic Site is a National Historic Site commemorating the importance of the Chicago Portage in Lyons, Cook County, Illinois, United States.
Summit station
Railway station
Summit is an Amtrak and Metra train station in Summit, Illinois. It is served by Amtrak Illinois' Lincoln Service, which operates daily, and Metra's Heritage Corridor commuter line, which operates only during morning and evening rush hours in peak direction.
Hollywood station
Railway station
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Hollywood is one of three stations on Metra's BNSF Line in Brookfield, Illinois. The station is 11.7 miles from Union Station, the east end of the line. Hollywood station is situated 2 miles northwest of Portage Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lyons and Summit.
Lyons
Town
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Lyons is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 10,817. The Chicago Portage National Historic Site is located in Lyons.
Summit
Town
Forest View
Village
Forest View is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 792. It is primarily an industrial corridor adjacent to the Chicago neighborhood of Garfield Ridge, which is on the village's southern border.
Portage Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.80337° or 41° 48′ 12″ northLongitude
-87.80561° or 87° 48′ 20″ westElevation
597 feet (182 metres)Open location code
86HJR53V+8QGeoNames ID
4906498
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