Turning Basin Number 5

Turning Basin Number 5 is a harbor in Cook, Illinois. Turning Basin Number 5 is situated nearby to the suburb Hegewisch, as well as near the locality South Pole.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chicago Assembly Plant and T.J. O’Brien Lock and Dam.

Chicago Assembly Plant

Industrial building

Chicago Assembly Plant is Ford Motor Company's oldest continuously operated automobile manufacturing plant. It is located at E. 130th Street and Torrence Avenue in the Hegewisch neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States.

T.J. O’Brien Lock and Dam

Waterworks

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Thomas J. O'Brien Lock & Dam is a stop lock in the Hegewisch neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago at the confluence of the Grand Calumet River and Little Calumet River, which form the Calumet River.

Carver Military Academy

School

George Washington Carver Military Academy is a public four-year military high school located in the Riverdale area on the far south side of Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hegewisch and Far Southeast Side.

Hegewisch

Suburb

Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hegewisch is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois, located on the city's far south side. It is bordered by the neighborhoods of Riverdale and South Deering to the west, the East Side to the north, the village of Burnham to the south and the city of Hammond, Indiana to the east.

Far Southeast Side

Photo: vxla, CC BY 2.0.

The Far Southeast Side of Chicago is a huge section of Chicago with only one large tourist draw: the Pullman Historic District. Most travelers will literally just pass over this district on the Chicago Skyway, but look closely and something may catch your eye.

Burnham

Village

Burnham is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,046 at the 2020 census. Burnham has a Chicago ZIP code and was named for Telford Burnham, who drew its plat. Burnham is situated 1½ miles southeast of Turning Basin Number 5.

Turning Basin Number 5

Type: Harbor
Category: transportation
Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.6617° or 41° 39′ 42″ north

Longitude

-87.57143° or 87° 34′ 17″ west

Elevation

574 feet (175 metres)

Open location code

86HJMC6H+MC

GeoNames ID

4914180

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Satellite Map

Discover Turning Basin Number 5 from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as South Pole and Philip Murray Homes.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pielet-Calumet Heliport and Dead Stick Pond.

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