Red Gate Woods
Red Gate Woods is a forest preserve section within the Palos Forest Preserves, a division of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois.Photo: Joseph Gage, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Site A and St. James Catholic Church and Cemetery.
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.
St. James Catholic Church and Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Teemu08, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. James Catholic Church and Cemetery, also known as St. James at Sag Bridge Church is a historic church and cemetery in the Sag Bridge area of the village of Lemont, Illinois.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palisades and Burr Ridge.
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.
Burr Ridge
Village
Burr Ridge is a village in Cook and DuPage counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. Per the 2020 census, the population was 11,192. Burr Ridge is situated 3 miles north of Red Gate Woods.
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 3 miles northeast of Red Gate Woods.
Red Gate Woods
- Type: Forest
- Description: Open space in Cook County, Illinois, US
- Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Portuguese—“Red Gate Woods” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Red Gate Woods”
- Chinese: “红门森林”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ريد جيت وودز”
- Japanese: “レッド・ゲート・ウッド”
- Japanese: “レッドゲートウッズ”
- Portuguese: “Red Gate Woods”
- Portuguese: “Red Gates Woods”
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