Saganashkee Slough - Central
Saganashkee Slough - Central is a parking area in Cook, Illinois. Saganashkee Slough - Central is situated nearby to the trailhead Wolf Road Woods Trail Access, as well as near the canal Cal-Sag Channel.- Opening hours: sunrise—sunset
- Type: Parking area
- Parking: surface
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saganashkee Slough and Site A.
Saganashkee Slough
Reservoir
Saganashkee Slough is a 377 acres, manmade riparian lake that forms part of the valley of the Cal-Sag Channel. It is located in the Palos Forest Preserves of Cook County, Illinois, on wetland that was drained but was later reverted to a lake starting in 1948-1949 by the construction of dams and levees.
Site A
Landfill
Site A was a research facility near Chicago where, during World War II, research on behalf of the Manhattan Project was carried out. Operated by the University of Chicago's Metallurgical Laboratory, it was the site of Chicago Pile-2, a reconstructed and enlarged version of the world's first nuclear reactor, Chicago Pile-1. Site A is situated 3,900 feet northwest of Saganashkee Slough - Central.
Red Gate Woods
Picnic site
Photo: Joseph Gage, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Red Gate Woods is a forest preserve section within the Palos Forest Preserves, a division of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois. Red Gate Woods is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Saganashkee Slough - Central.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palisades and Willow Springs.
Palisades
Neighborhood
Palisades is an unincorporated community in Downers Grove Township, DuPage County, Illinois, United States. Palisades is located along the north bank of the Des Plaines River and the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. Palisades is situated 2½ miles northwest of Saganashkee Slough - Central.
Willow Springs
Village
Photo: MrHarman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Willow Springs is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, with a small portion extending into DuPage County. The village was founded in 1892 and was named for the springs along the Des Plaines River. In 2020, the population was 5,857. Willow Springs is situated 3 miles northeast of Saganashkee Slough - Central.
Burr Ridge
Village
Burr Ridge is a village in Cook and DuPage counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. Per the 2020 census, the population was 11,192. Burr Ridge is situated 4 miles north of Saganashkee Slough - Central.
Saganashkee Slough - Central
- Category: transportation
- Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.69754° or 41° 41′ 51″ northLongitude
-87.89871° or 87° 53′ 55″ westOperator
Forest Preserve District of Cook CountyOpen location code
86HJM4X2+2GOpenStreetMap ID
way 360620198OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=parkingOpenStreetMap attribute
parking=surface
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