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Portage Woods

Portage Woods is a forest in , . Portage Woods is situated nearby to the town , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Chicago Portage National Historic Site and Summit station.

Nature reserve
Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a National Historic Site commemorating the importance of the Chicago Portage in , , , United States.

Railway station
Summit is an Amtrak and train station in . 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.

Railway station
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Harlem Avenue is one of three stations on 's BNSF Line in . The station is 10 miles from , the east end of the line. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Harlem Avenue is in zone 2. is situated 2 miles north of Portage Woods.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lyons and Summit.

Town
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is a village in , United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 10,817. The is located in .

Town
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is a city in , United States. The population was 11,161 at the 2020 census. The name , in use since 1836, refers to the highest point on the Chicago Portage between the northeast-flowing Chicago River and the southwest-flowing Des Plaines River located just north of the city.

Village
is a village in , United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 792. It is primarily an industrial corridor adjacent to the neighborhood of , which is on the village's southern border.

Portage Woods

Latitude
41.80559° or 41° 48′ 20″ north
Longitude
-87.80533° or 87° 48′ 19″ west
Elevation
597 feet (182 metres)
Open location code
86HJR54V+6V
Geo­Names ID
4906507
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