Thornton Quarry
Thornton Quarry is one of the largest aggregate quarries in the world, located in Thornton, Illinois, just south of Chicago. The quarry is 1.5 miles long, 0.5 miles wide, and 450 feet deep at its deepest point.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Homewood Memorial Gardens and Mount Glenwood Memory Gardens.
Homewood Memorial Gardens
Cemetery
Mount Glenwood Memory Gardens
Cemetery
Calumet station
Railway station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thornton and East Hazel Crest.
Thornton
Village
East Hazel Crest
Village
East Hazel Crest is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. East Hazel Crest is situated 1½ miles northwest of Thornton Quarry.
Glenwood
Village
Glenwood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Glenwood is situated 2 miles southeast of Thornton Quarry.
Thornton Quarry
- Type: Mine
- Description: aggregate quarry located in Thornton, Illinois
- Categories: fixed construction and industry
- Location: Township of Thornton, Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.56476° or 41° 33′ 53″ north
Longitude
-87.61921° or 87° 37′ 9″ west
Elevation
607 feet (185 metres)
Open location code
86HJH97J+W8
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Thornton Quarry” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Thornton Quarry”
- Japanese: “ソーントン採石場”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Thornton Junction and Holbrook.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Thornton Fire Department Station 2 and Wolcott School.
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