Stony Ford
Stony Ford is a road junction in Lyons Township, Cook, Illinois. Stony Ford is situated nearby to the nature reserve Chicago Portage National Historic Site, as well as near the village Forest View.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chicago Portage National Historic Site and Riverside station.
Chicago Portage National Historic Site
Nature reserve
Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Riverside station
Railway station
Photo: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0.
Riverside is a station on Metra's BNSF Line in Riverside, Illinois. The station is 11 miles from Union Station, the east end of the line. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Riverside is in zone 2. Riverside station is situated 1 mile northwest of Stony Ford.
Hofmann Tower
Building
Photo: Teemu08, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hofmann Tower is a tower in Lyons, Illinois. Built in 1908, it is named after local brewer George Hofmann Jr, who built the tower and a neighboring dam as part of a park that attracted visitors to picnic and ride boats. Hofmann Tower is situated 4,200 feet northwest of Stony Ford.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Forest View and Lyons.
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.
Lyons
Town
Photo: Teemu08, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Riverside
Village
Riverside is a suburban village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population of the village was 9,298 at the 2020 census. It is a suburb of Chicago, located roughly 9 miles west of downtown Chicago and 2 miles outside city limits.
Stony Ford
- Type: Road junction
- Category: transportation
- Location: Lyons Township, Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.81392° or 41° 48′ 50″ northLongitude
-87.80922° or 87° 48′ 33″ westElevation
587 feet (179 metres)Open location code
86HJR57R+H8GeoNames ID
4912664
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