Calumet Beach Dunes Natural Area
Calumet Beach Dunes Natural Area is a grassland in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Calumet Beach Dunes Natural Area is situated nearby to the fishing area 101 Street Pier, as well as near the public building Calumet Beach House.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Calumet Park and Coast Guard Station Calumet Harbor.
Calumet Park
Park
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Calumet Park is a 198-acre urban park in Chicago, Illinois. Providing access to Lake Michigan from the East Side neighborhood on the city's Southeast Side, the park contains approximately 0.9 miles of lake frontage from 95th Street to 102nd Street, which extends to the city limits at Illinois' border with Indiana.
Coast Guard Station Calumet Harbor
Military installation
Coast Guard Station Chicago is a United States Coast Guard station located on Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois. Station Chicago is both the largest and busiest station in the Ninth Coast Guard District. Coast Guard Station Calumet Harbor is situated 1,800 feet north of Calumet Beach Dunes Natural Area.
State Line Generating Plant
Building
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The State Line Generating Plant was a coal-fired electrical generating station that operated from 1929 until 2012. It was located on the coast of Lake Michigan, bordering the state line separating Indiana from Illinois but within the corporate limits of Hammond, Indiana. State Line Generating Plant is situated 1,800 feet southeast of Calumet Beach Dunes Natural Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Side and South Deering.
East Side
Suburb
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East Side is one of the 77 official community areas of Chicago, Illinois. It is on the far south side of the city, between the Calumet River and the Illinois-Indiana state line, 13 miles south of downtown Chicago.
South Deering
Suburb
South Deering, located on Chicago's far South Side, is the largest of the 77 official community areas of that city. Primarily an industrial area, a small residential neighborhood exists in the northeast corner and Lake Calumet takes up a large portion of the area. South Deering is situated 1½ miles southwest of Calumet Beach Dunes Natural Area.
South Chicago
Suburb
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South Chicago, formerly known as Ainsworth, is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States. This chevron-shaped community is one of Chicago's 16 lakefront neighborhoods near the southern rim of Lake Michigan 10 miles south of downtown. South Chicago is situated 2 miles northwest of Calumet Beach Dunes Natural Area.
Calumet Beach Dunes Natural Area
- Type: Grassland
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.71237° or 41° 42′ 45″ northLongitude
-87.52681° or 87° 31′ 37″ westOpen location code
86HJPF6F+W7OpenStreetMap ID
way 1377329324OpenStreetMap feature
natural=grassland
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 101 Street Pier and Calumet Beach House.
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