Zion Substation

Zion Substation is an electrical substation in Zion Township, Lake, Illinois. Zion Substation is situated nearby to Hosah Park, as well as near Edina Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Zion station and Illinois Beach State Park.

Zion station

Railway station

Photo: Gidonb, CC BY 3.0.

Zion is a small commuter railroad station on Metra's Union Pacific North Line located in Zion, Illinois. It is located on 2501 South Eden Road, near the intersection with Shiloh Boulevard. Zion station is situated 3,500 feet west of Zion Substation.

Illinois Beach State Park

Nature reserve

Photo: Wrongdave, Public domain.

The Illinois Beach State Park is a state park of Illinois, located along Lake Michigan in northern Lake County in northeast Illinois. Together with lands to the north, including Chiwaukee Prairie, it forms most of the Chiwaukee Prairie Illinois Beach Lake Plain, an internationally recognized wet-land of importance under the Ramsar Convention. Illinois Beach State Park is situated 1½ miles south of Zion Substation.

North Point Marina

Park

Photo: JCMazurek, CC BY-SA 4.0.

North Point Marina State Recreation Area is a 297 acres Illinois state park in Lake County, Illinois, United States. It has 1,500 slips for the mooring of boats. North Point Marina is situated 2 miles north of Zion Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Camp Logan and Zion.

Camp Logan

Locality

Photo: Kaytill, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Camp Logan, Illinois was an Illinois National Guard base and rifle range from 1892 to the early 1970s. At one time the Camp was 200 acres. Several buildings survive today as they are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Zion

Town

Photo: Dhalls, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Zion is a city in Lake County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 United States census, the population was 24,655.

Winthrop Harbor

Town

Winthrop Harbor is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. Winthrop Harbor is considered the corner stone of Illinois. Per the 2020 census, the population was 6,705. Winthrop Harbor is situated 2½ miles northwest of Zion Substation.

Zion Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: Zion Township, Lake, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.44667° or 42° 26′ 48″ north

Longitude

-87.80532° or 87° 48′ 19″ west

Operator

Commonwealth Edison

Open location code

86JJC5WV+MV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 177599080

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Satellite Map

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hosah Park and Zion Metra Station.

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