Thornton Substation
Thornton Substation is an electrical substation in Township of Thornton, Cook, Illinois. Thornton Substation is situated nearby to the cemetery Washington Memory Gardens, as well as near the fire station Glenwood Fire Department Station 2.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Homewood Memorial Gardens and Homewood station.
Homewood Memorial Gardens
Cemetery
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Homewood Memorial Gardens is a privately owned cemetery in unincorporated Cook County, Illinois. Many other unrelated cemeteries share variations of this name. This site may have formerly been called Oak Lawn Cemetery. Homewood Memorial Gardens is situated 2,800 feet northeast of Thornton Substation.
Homewood station
Railway station
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Homewood station is an Amtrak intercity and Metra commuter train station in Homewood, Illinois. It is also the location of the Homewood Railroad Park Museum. Homewood station is situated 1½ miles west of Thornton Substation.
Calumet station
Railway station
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Calumet is a station on Metra's Metra Electric Line located in East Hazel Crest, Illinois. The station is officially located at Park Avenue and 174th Street, near the Calumet Country Club, however the actual location is on Wood Street south of 174th Street. Calumet station is situated 1½ miles northwest of Thornton Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Hazel Crest and Homewood.
East Hazel Crest
Village
East Hazel Crest is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is a south suburb of Chicago. As of the 2020 census, the village population was 1,297.
Homewood
Town
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Homewood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 19,463 at the 2020 census. The village sits just a few miles south of Chicago proper. Homewood is situated 1½ miles west of Thornton Substation.
Thornton
Village
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Thornton is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and a south suburb of Chicago. The population was 2,386 at the 2020 census. Thornton is home to the Thornton Quarry, one of the largest quarries in the world. Thornton is situated 1½ miles northeast of Thornton Substation.
Thornton Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Township of Thornton, Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.56076° or 41° 33′ 39″ northLongitude
-87.63581° or 87° 38′ 9″ westOperator
Commonwealth EdisonOpen location code
86HJH967+8MOpenStreetMap ID
way 1250486697
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