Virgil I Grissom Junior High School

Virgil I Grissom Junior High School is a school in Orland Township, Cook, Illinois. Virgil I Grissom Junior High School is situated nearby to the village Orland Hills, as well as near the town Orland Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include 80th Avenue/Tinley Park station and Tinley Park station.

80th Avenue/Tinley Park station

Railway station

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80th Avenue/Tinley Park is one of two commuter railroad stations along Metra's Rock Island District Line in Tinley Park, Illinois. The station is officially located on 18001 South 80th Avenue, lies 25.1 miles away from LaSalle Street Station, the northern terminus of the line. 80th Avenue/Tinley Park station is situated 1¼ miles south of Virgil I Grissom Junior High School.

Tinley Park station

Railway station

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Tinley Park is a commuter railroad station along Metra's Rock Island District line in Tinley Park, Illinois. The station is 23.5 miles from LaSalle Street Station, the northern terminus of the line. Tinley Park station is situated 1½ miles east of Virgil I Grissom Junior High School.

Victor J Andrew High School

School

Victor J. Andrew High School, Andrew, or VJA, is a public four-year high school located in Tinley Park, Illinois, a southwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. Victor J Andrew High School is situated 1¼ miles west of Virgil I Grissom Junior High School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Orland Hills and Tinley Park.

Orland Hills

Village

Orland Hills is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 6,893, and as of 2022, the total number of households was 2,330.

Tinley Park

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Tinley Park is a village in Cook and Will Counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 55,971 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 54,856 in 2024. It is a suburb in the Chicago metropolitan area.

Orland Park

Town

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Orland Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, with a small portion in Will County. It is a suburb of Chicago. Per the 2020 census, Orland Park had a population of 58,703. Orland Park is situated 4 miles northwest of Virgil I Grissom Junior High School.

Virgil I Grissom Junior High School

Type: School
Also known as: “Grissom School”
Category: education
Location: Orland Township, Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.58309° or 41° 34′ 59″ north

Longitude

-87.81477° or 87° 48′ 53″ west

Elevation

696 feet (212 metres)

Open location code

86HJH5MP+63

GeoNames ID

4914898

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