Bemis Woods-North Grove #1

Bemis Woods-North Grove #1 is a picnic site in Cook, Illinois. Bemis Woods-North Grove #1 is situated near the trailhead Bemis Woods-North Trail Access, as well as near the nature reserve Salt Creek Woods Nature Preserve.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Western Springs station and Graue Mill.

Western Springs station

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Grove #1.

Graue Mill

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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 Grove #1.

Western Springs Water Tower

Museum

Photo: Teemu08, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 Grove #1.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Western Springs and Fullersburg.

Western Springs

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

La Grange

Photo: Lpangelrob, CC BY-SA 2.5.

La Grange is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is a suburb of Chicago. The population was 16,321 at the 2020 census.

Bemis Woods-North Grove #1

Type: Picnic site
Categories: building, tourism, shelter, and canopy
Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.82885° or 41° 49′ 44″ north

Longitude

-87.90214° or 87° 54′ 8″ west

Wheelchair access

limited

Operator

Forest Preserve District of Cook County

Open location code

86HJR3HX+G4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 419525657

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=shelter

OpenStreetMap feature

building=roof

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=picnic_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Bemis Woods North and Bemis Woods-North Trail Access.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Bemis Woods-North Grove #2 and Salt Creek at Western Springs.

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