Des Plaines Fire Department Station 2

Des Plaines Fire Department Station 2 is a fire station in Maine Township, Cook, Illinois, which is located on East Oakton Street. Des Plaines Fire Department Station 2 is situated near the government office Illinois Secretary of State Des Plaines Facility, as well as near the fitness club Planet Fitness.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Lake Opeka and Des Plaines station.

Lake Opeka

Lake

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Lake Opeka is a small, 40 acres lake in Des Plaines, Illinois. It is located in the Des Plaines Park District's 76-acre Lake Park. The man-made lake was created out of what had been farmland to provide dirt for the construction of nearby Interstate 90.

Des Plaines station

Railway station

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Des Plaines is one of two commuter railroad stations on Metra's Union Pacific Northwest Line in Des Plaines, Illinois. The station is located at 1501 Miner Street, and lies 16.7 miles from the Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago. Des Plaines station is situated 1¼ miles north of Des Plaines Fire Department Station 2.

100 Gecs tree

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The 100 Gecs tree is a ponderosa pine located in Des Plaines, Illinois, in the United States. It was featured in the cover art for the 2019 album 1000 Gecs by the American musical duo 100 Gecs; the tree has since become a popular attraction for fans. 100 Gecs tree is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Des Plaines Fire Department Station 2.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Des Plaines and Rosemont.

Des Plaines

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Des Plaines is in Chicagoland. It is an inner-ring, northwest suburb of Chicago with two distinct portions: a suburban northern portion reminiscient of other, nearby northwest suburbs, as well as a built-up southern portion with the businesses, hotels, and other amenities of the O'Hare Airport corridor.

Rosemont

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Rosemont is a city in Cook County in the state of Illinois, just outside of Chicago. It does enormous business as the primary hotel supplier for O'Hare International Airport, but has a couple of the region's best-known concert venues as well.

Park Ridge

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Park Ridge is a city in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicagoland, just outside of Chicago. It has a lively uptown area that has plenty of local businesses and restaurants.

Des Plaines Fire Department Station 2

Type: Fire station
Address: 1313 East Oakton Street, Des Plaines, IL 60018
Category: building
Location: Maine Township, Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.0237° or 42° 1′ 25″ north

Longitude

-87.89154° or 87° 53′ 30″ west

Elevation

643 feet (196 metres)

Operator

Des Plaines Fire Department

Open location code

86JJ24F5+F9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 845518591

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=fire_station

OpenStreetMap feature

building=fire_station

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Illinois Secretary of State Des Plaines Facility and Planet Fitness.

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Places to explore: Goodwill and The Oaks Shopping Center.

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