Control Station
Control Station is a building in Grundy, Illinois. Control Station is situated nearby to the protected area Dresden Island Lock and Dam Historic District, as well as near the reef Little Dresden Island.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dresden Generating Station and Morris Operation.
Dresden Generating Station
Power station
Photo: ENERGY.GOV, Public domain.
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 1 mile southeast of Control Station.
Morris Operation
The Morris Operation in Grundy County, Illinois, United States, is the location of the only permanent de facto high-level radioactive waste storage site in the United States and holds 772 tons of spent nuclear fuel. Morris Operation is situated 1¼ miles south of Control Station.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Channahon and Minooka.
Channahon
Town
Photo: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Channahon is situated 3½ miles northeast of Control Station.
Minooka
Town
Photo: Jet Lowe, Public domain.
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 4 miles north of Control Station.
Control Station
- Type: Building
- Category: historic site
- Location: Grundy, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.3977° or 41° 23′ 52″ northLongitude
-88.28234° or 88° 16′ 56″ westInception
1933Open location code
86HH9PX9+33OpenStreetMap ID
way 1370542836OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=maritime
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