Dresden Station
Dresden Station is an electrical substation in Goose Lake Township, Grundy, Illinois. Dresden Station is situated nearby to the power station Dresden Generating Station, as well as near Dresden Island Lock.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dresden Generating Station and Morris Operation.
Dresden Generating Station
Power station
Photo: ENERGY.GOV, Public domain.
Dresden Generating Station is the first privately financed nuclear power plant built in the United States. Dresden 1 was activated in 1960 and retired in 1978. Dresden Generating Station is situated 1,900 feet east of Dresden Station.
Morris Operation
The Morris Operation in Grundy County, Illinois, United States, is the location of the only permanent de facto high-level radioactive waste storage site in the United States and holds 772 tons of spent nuclear fuel. Morris Operation is situated 4,000 feet south of Dresden Station.Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area
Nature reserve
Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area is a 2,537-acre state park in Illinois. More than half of the state park is a tallgrass prairie maintained as an Illinois Nature Preserve. Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area is situated 2½ miles southwest of Dresden Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Channahon and Minooka.
Channahon
Town
Photo: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Channahon is a village in Grundy and Will counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 13,383 at the 2020 census. Located in a rural area southwest of Joliet, Illinois, Channahon lies at the confluence of the Des Plaines, Kankakee, and DuPage rivers, where they form the Illinois River. Channahon is situated 3½ miles northeast of Dresden Station.
Minooka
Town
Photo: Jet Lowe, Public domain.
Minooka is a village in Grundy, Kendall, and Will counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 12,758 at the 2020 census, up from 10,924 at the 2010 census. The village is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. Minooka is situated 4½ miles north of Dresden Station.
Dresden Station
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Goose Lake Township, Grundy, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.39104° or 41° 23′ 28″ northLongitude
-88.2749° or 88° 16′ 30″ westOperator
Commonwealth EdisonOpen location code
86HH9PRG+C2OpenStreetMap ID
way 43929667
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dresden Island Lock and Dresden Island Lock and Dam Historic District.
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