Red Gate Woods
Red Gate Woods is a forest preserve section within the Palos Forest Preserves, a division of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois.Photo: Joseph Gage, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Site A and St. James Catholic Church and Cemetery.
Site A
Landfill
Site A was a research facility near Chicago where, during World War II, research on behalf of the Manhattan Project was carried out. Operated by the University of Chicago's Metallurgical Laboratory, it was the site of Chicago Pile-2, a reconstructed and enlarged version of the world's first nuclear reactor, Chicago Pile-1. Site A is situated 3,100 feet south of Red Gate Woods.
St. James Catholic Church and Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Teemu08, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. James Catholic Church and Cemetery, also known as St. James at Sag Bridge Church is a historic church and cemetery in the Sag Bridge area of the village of Lemont, Illinois. St. James Catholic Church and Cemetery is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Red Gate Woods.
Saganashkee Slough
Reservoir
Saganashkee Slough is a 377 acres, manmade riparian lake that forms part of the valley of the Cal-Sag Channel. It is located in the Palos Forest Preserves of Cook County, Illinois, on wetland that was drained but was later reverted to a lake starting in 1948-1949 by the construction of dams and levees. Saganashkee Slough is situated 1½ miles southeast of Red Gate Woods.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palisades and Burr Ridge.
Palisades
Neighborhood
Palisades is an unincorporated community in Downers Grove Township, DuPage County, Illinois, United States. Palisades is located along the north bank of the Des Plaines River and the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.
Burr Ridge
Village
Burr Ridge is a village in Cook and DuPage counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. Per the 2020 census, the population was 11,192. Burr Ridge is situated 2½ miles north of Red Gate Woods.
Willow Springs
Village
Photo: MrHarman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Willow Springs is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, with a small portion extending into DuPage County. The village was founded in 1892 and was named for the springs along the Des Plaines River. In 2020, the population was 5,857. Willow Springs is situated 3 miles northeast of Red Gate Woods.
Red Gate Woods
- Type: Picnic site
- Description: Open space in Cook County, Illinois, US
- Categories: forest and tourism
- Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.71064° or 41° 42′ 38″ northLongitude
-87.91254° or 87° 54′ 45″ westOperator
Forest Preserve District of Cook CountyOpen location code
86HJP36P+7XOpenStreetMap ID
node 4196011312OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=picnic_siteWikidata ID
Q7304185
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Portuguese—“Red Gate Woods” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Red Gate Woods”
- Chinese: “红门森林”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ريد جيت وودز”
- Japanese: “レッド・ゲート・ウッド”
- Japanese: “レッドゲートウッズ”
- Portuguese: “Red Gate Woods”
- Portuguese: “Red Gates Woods”
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