West Lagoon
West Lagoon is a lake in Cook, Illinois. West Lagoon is situated nearby to the locality Jackson Park Terrace, as well as near the suburb Woodlawn.Places of Interest
Highlights include Museum of Science and Industry Chicago and Pioneer Zephyr.
Museum of Science and Industry Chicago
Museum
Pioneer Zephyr
Locomotive
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Pioneer Zephyr is a diesel-powered trainset built by the Budd Company in 1934 for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, commonly known as the Burlington Route.
59th/60th Street/University of Chicago station
Railway station
Photo: LHOON, CC BY-SA 3.0.
59th Street/University of Chicago is a railway station that serves the Metra Electric Line in Chicago, Illinois. The station is on 59th street, originally the University of Chicago's southern border, and the Midway Plaisance.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hyde Park and Woodlawn.
Hyde Park
Photo: Urbanrules, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hyde Park is one of Chicago's most famous neighborhoods, most certainly so on the South Side, located along the south lakefront. Having played host to the White City, the University of Chicago, President Obama, the setting for Richard Wright's Native Son, and…
Woodlawn
Suburb
Woodlawn is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States. It is near the shore of Lake Michigan 8.5 miles south of the Loop. The community area is bounded by the lake to the east, 60th Street to the north, King Drive to the west and 67th Street to the south, and a small area that lies south of 67th Street between Cottage Grove Avenue and South Chicago Avenue.
Jackson Park Highlands District
Neighborhood
The Jackson Park Highlands District is a historic district in the South Shore community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The district was built in 1905 by various architects. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on October 25, 1989.
West Lagoon
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.78559° or 41° 47′ 8″ northLongitude
-87.58421° or 87° 35′ 3″ westElevation
574 feet (175 metres)Open location code
86HJQCP8+68GeoNames ID
4916022
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