Village of Burnham

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.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hegewisch station and Hammond Gateway station.

Hegewisch station

Railway station

Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hegewisch station is a commuter rail station in the city of Chicago, Illinois in the Hegewisch neighborhood, that serves the South Shore Line north to Millennium Station and east to the cities of Hammond, East Chicago, Gary, Michigan City, and South Bend, Indiana.

Hammond Gateway station

Railway station

Photo: AlphaBeta135, CC BY 4.0.

Hammond Gateway station is a South Shore Line station in Hammond, Indiana. It is the interchange point to the Monon Corridor. Hammond Gateway station opened on October 18, 2024; the previous Hammond station, located nearby, was closed on the same day.

William W. Powers State Recreation Area

Park

William W. Powers State Recreation Area is an Illinois state park administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources on 580 acres in the Hegewisch community area of the City of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hammond and Far Southeast Side.

Hammond

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Hammond is a Chicagoland city of some 76,000 people in Lake County, Indiana—bordering Chicago's Far Southeast Side. Most visitors will find themselves passing through or on business, but Chicagoans would do well to include it in a close-in Lake County day…

Far Southeast Side

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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.

Calumet City

Town

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Calumet City is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 36,033 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.

Village of Burnham

Type: Locality with 4,210 residents
Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.6375° or 41° 38′ 15″ north

Longitude

-87.5447° or 87° 32′ 41″ west

Population

4,210

Elevation

584 feet (178 metres)

Open location code

86HJJFQ4+24

GeoNames ID

7165268

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