ComEd Skokie-Oakton Street 138kV Substation

ComEd Skokie-Oakton Street 138kV Substation is an electrical substation in Niles Township, Cook, Illinois. ComEd Skokie-Oakton Street 138kV Substation is situated nearby to Sculpture Park - Section III, as well as near Skokie Shops.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Skokie Shops and Mount Trashmore.

Skokie Shops

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Skokie Shops is a heavy maintenance facility for the Chicago "L" system, operated by the Chicago Transit Authority and located in Skokie, Illinois. The Skokie Shops are equipped to perform comprehensive inspection, servicing, and rebuilding for the CTA's fleet of railcars. Skokie Shops is situated 1,400 feet west of ComEd Skokie-Oakton Street 138kV Substation.

Mount Trashmore

Peak

Photo: Nick Number, CC BY 4.0.

Mount Trashmore is a 65 ft. hill located in Robert E. James Park in Evanston, Illinois. Mount Trashmore is an example of landfill restoration as it was a solid waste landfill that was closed and converted into a park in 1965.

Hamlin Park

Park

Photo: Nick Number, CC BY 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Ridge and Lincolnwood.

West Ridge

Suburb

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West Ridge is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States. It is historically a middle-class neighborhood located on the far North Side of the City of Chicago. West Ridge is situated 1½ miles southeast of ComEd Skokie-Oakton Street 138kV Substation.

Lincolnwood

Village

Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lincolnwood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 13,463. An inner suburb of Chicago, it shares its southern, eastern, and a small section of its western boundary with Chicago, also bordering Skokie to the north and west. Lincolnwood is situated 1½ miles southwest of ComEd Skokie-Oakton Street 138kV Substation.

Skokie

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The village of Skokie is a suburb in the Chicagoland area about 15 miles north of Chicago's downtown Loop. The name Skokie comes from a Potawatomi word for 'marsh'.

ComEd Skokie-Oakton Street 138kV Substation

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

42.0235° or 42° 1′ 25″ north

Longitude

-87.71378° or 87° 42′ 50″ west

Operator

Commonwealth Edison

Open location code

86JJ27FP+9F

OpenStreetMap ID

way 24888554

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sculpture Park - Section III and Vineyard Christian Church.

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