Bemis Woods North Picnic Shelter Grove 1

Bemis Woods North Picnic Shelter Grove 1 is a picnic site in Cook, Illinois. Bemis Woods North Picnic Shelter Grove 1 is situated nearby to the park Salt Creek Woods Nature Preserve, as well as near Forest Preserve District of Cook County Central Police Station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Western Springs Water Tower and Graue Mill.

Western Springs Water Tower

Museum

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The Western Springs Water Tower is a museum and former water tower in Western Springs, Illinois. The water tower is considered a symbol of Western Springs by residents, and multiple businesses and local organizations have taken their names from the tower. Western Springs Water Tower is situated 1¼ miles south of Bemis Woods North Picnic Shelter Grove 1.

Graue Mill

Museum

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The Graue Mill is a water-powered grist mill that was originally erected in 1852. Now a museum, it is one of two operating water-powered gristmills in Illinois. Graue Mill is situated 1½ miles southwest of Bemis Woods North Picnic Shelter Grove 1.

Western Springs station

Railway station

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Western Springs is a station on Metra's BNSF Line in Western Springs, Illinois. The station is 15.4 miles from Union Station, the east end of the line. Western Springs station is situated 1½ miles south of Bemis Woods North Picnic Shelter Grove 1.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Western Springs and Fullersburg.

Western Springs

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Western Springs is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and a suburb of Chicago. As of the 2020 census, the village had a total population of 13,629.

Fullersburg

Neighborhood

Fullersburg is a former village in Downers Grove Township and York Township, DuPage County, Illinois near the Cook County border. Though never incorporated in its own name, the area is historically important to the development of Hinsdale and Oak Brook, Illinois.