WVEL-AM (Pekin)

WVEL-AM (Pekin) is a tower in Pekin Township, Tazewell, Illinois. WVEL-AM (Pekin) is situated nearby to the village North Pekin, as well as near Marquette Heights.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include E.D. Edwards Power Plant.

E.D. Edwards Power Plant

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The E.D. Edwards Power Plant is an inoperative coal-fired generating plant owned by Vistra Energy. The plant, with a nameplate capacity of 780 megawatts, was connected with the high-tension power supply lines of Central Illinois. E.D. Edwards Power Plant is situated 2 miles west of WVEL-AM (Pekin).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Pekin and Marquette Heights.

North Pekin

Village

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North Pekin is a village in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, North Pekin had a population of 1,478. North Pekin is a suburb of Peoria and is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Marquette Heights

Village

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Marquette Heights is a city in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Marquette Heights had a population of 2,541. Marquette Heights is a suburb of Peoria and is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. Marquette Heights is situated 1½ miles northeast of WVEL-AM (Pekin).

Pekin

Town

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Pekin is located in, and is the county seat of, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. It is located along the Illinois River in Central Illinois. The population was 31,731 at the 2020 census. Pekin is situated 2½ miles southwest of WVEL-AM (Pekin).

WVEL-AM (Pekin)

Type: Tower
Location: Pekin Township, Tazewell, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.60346° or 40° 36′ 13″ north

Longitude

-89.6256° or 89° 37′ 32″ west

Elevation

466 feet (142 metres)

Open location code

86GGJ93F+9Q

OpenStreetMap ID

node 354167093

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=tower

GeoNames ID

4915238

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