Burnham Prairie
Burnham Prairie is a nature reserve in Cook, Illinois. Burnham Prairie is situated nearby to the suburb Hegewisch, as well as near the neighborhood Arizona.- Opening hours: sunrise—sunset
- Type: Nature reserve
- Address: Burnham, IL 60633
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hegewisch station and Hammond Gateway station.
Hegewisch station
Railway station
Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hegewisch station is a commuter rail station in the city of Chicago, Illinois in the Hegewisch neighborhood, that serves the South Shore Line north to Millennium Station and east to the cities of Hammond, East Chicago, Gary, Michigan City, and South Bend, Indiana.
Hammond Gateway station
Railway station
Photo: AlphaBeta135, CC BY 4.0.
Hammond Gateway station is a South Shore Line station in Hammond, Indiana. It is the interchange point to the Monon Corridor. Hammond Gateway station opened on October 18, 2024; the previous Hammond station, located nearby, was closed on the same day.
William W. Powers State Recreation Area
Park
William W. Powers State Recreation Area is an Illinois state park administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources on 580 acres in the Hegewisch community area of the City of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hammond and Far Southeast Side.
Hammond
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Hammond is a Chicagoland city of some 76,000 people in Lake County, Indiana—bordering Chicago's Far Southeast Side. Most visitors will find themselves passing through or on business, but Chicagoans would do well to include it in a close-in Lake County day…
Far Southeast Side
The Far Southeast Side of Chicago is a huge section of Chicago with only one large tourist draw: the Pullman Historic District. Most travelers will literally just pass over this district on the Chicago Skyway, but look closely and something may catch your eye.
Calumet City
Town
Calumet City is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 36,033 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.
Burnham Prairie
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.6393° or 41° 38′ 21″ northLongitude
-87.5517° or 87° 33′ 6″ westOpen location code
86HJJCQX+P8OpenStreetMap ID
way 417100785OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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