Village of Channahon
Village of Channahon is a locality in Grundy, Illinois. Village of Channahon is situated nearby to the town Minooka, as well as near the hamlet Divine.Places of Interest
Highlights include Dresden Generating Station and Channahon State Park.
Dresden Generating Station
Power station
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Dresden Generating Station is the first privately financed nuclear power plant built in the United States. Dresden 1 was activated in 1960 and retired in 1978. Dresden Generating Station is situated 2 miles south of Village of Channahon.
Channahon State Park
Park
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Channahon State Park is an Illinois state park in Will County, Illinois, United States. The park was named after a Native American word meaning "the meeting of the waters".
Briscoe Mounds
Historic site
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The Briscoe Mounds, officially Illinois Archaeological Survey No. Wi-25, is an archaeological site in Channahon, Illinois. The mound site is located along the north edge of the Des Plaines River and is the largest mound site in northern Illinois. Briscoe Mounds is situated 2 miles east of Village of Channahon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Channahon and Minooka.
Channahon
Town
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Channahon is a village in Grundy and Will counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 13,383 at the 2020 census. Located in a rural area southwest of Joliet, Illinois, Channahon lies at the confluence of the Des Plaines, Kankakee, and DuPage rivers, where they form the Illinois River.
Minooka
Town
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Minooka is a village in Grundy, Kendall, and Will counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 12,758 at the 2020 census, up from 10,924 at the 2010 census. The village is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. Minooka is situated 2½ miles north of Village of Channahon.
Village of Channahon
- Type: Locality with 12,600 residents
- Location: Grundy, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.4202° or 41° 25′ 13″ northLongitude
-88.2624° or 88° 15′ 45″ westPopulation
12,600Elevation
600 feet (183 metres)Open location code
86HHCPCQ+32GeoNames ID
7317473
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