WVEL-AM
WVEL-AM is a building in Pekin Township, Tazewell, Illinois. WVEL-AM is situated nearby to the sports venue Pippin Dome Sports and Recreation, as well as near Lake Whitehurst.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pekin station and E.D. Edwards Power Plant.
Pekin station
Railway station
Photo: Ammodramus, CC0.
The St. Louis, Peoria and Northern Railroad Depot, previously known as the Pekin Depot or Chicago and Alton Depot, is a historic railroad station in Pekin, Illinois. The station is one of the only historic rail-related buildings remaining in Pekin. Pekin station is situated 2½ miles south of WVEL-AM.
E.D. Edwards Power Plant
Power station
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The E.D. Edwards Power Plant is an inoperative coal-fired generating plant owned by Vistra Energy. The plant, with a nameplate capacity of 780 megawatts, was connected with the high-tension power supply lines of Central Illinois. E.D. Edwards Power Plant is situated 2 miles west of WVEL-AM.
John T. McNaughton Bridge
Bridge
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The John T. McNaughton Bridge, also known as the Pekin Bridge, is a steel girder bridge that carries Illinois Route 9 over the Illinois River from downtown Pekin to Peoria County in central Illinois. John T. McNaughton Bridge is situated 2½ miles southwest of WVEL-AM.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Pekin and Marquette Heights.
North Pekin
Village
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North Pekin is a village in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,573 at the 2010 census. North Pekin is a suburb of Peoria and is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Marquette Heights
Village
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Marquette Heights is a city in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,824 at the 2010 census. Marquette Heights is a suburb of Peoria and is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. Marquette Heights is situated 1½ miles northeast of WVEL-AM.
Pekin
Town
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Pekin is a city in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. It is along the Illinois River in Central Illinois. The population was 31,731 at the 2020 census. Pekin is situated 2½ miles southwest of WVEL-AM.
WVEL-AM
- Type: Commercial building
- Categories: building and office
- Location: Pekin Township, Tazewell, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.60172° or 40° 36′ 6″ northLongitude
-89.6258° or 89° 37′ 33″ westOpen location code
86GGJ92F+MMOpenStreetMap ID
way 391692912OpenStreetMap feature
building=commercial
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