Waukegan Power Plant
Waukegan Power Plant is a power station in Waukegan Township, Lake, Illinois. Waukegan Power Plant is situated nearby to Bowen Park, as well as near Upton Park.- Type: Power station
- Also known as: “Waukegan NRG Energy Generating Station”
- Address: IL
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bowen Park and Jack Benny Center for the Arts.
Bowen Park
Park
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Bowen Park is a recreational area in Waukegan, Illinois, along Sheridan Road. It includes an old-growth forest and a ravine. The 60.07-acre park was laid out as a residential property in 1843.
Jack Benny Center for the Arts
Arts center
The Jack Benny Center for the Arts, located in Bowen Park, Waukegan, Illinois, is the Cultural Arts Division of the Waukegan Park District. The Center plays host to the Bowen Park Theatre and Opera Company, the Waukegan Symphony Orchestra and Concert Chorus, as well as a number of theatre, dance, and /visual art classes and private music and voice lessons. Jack Benny Center for the Arts is situated 1 mile northwest of Waukegan Power Plant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waukegan and Beach Park.
Waukegan
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Waukegan is in the Far North Suburbs of the Chicagoland region of Illinois. It sits on Lake Michigan, has a large harbor, and is the county seat of Lake County, Illinois.
Beach Park
Town
Beach Park is a village in Benton and Waukegan townships of Lake County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 14,249. Beach Park is situated 3½ miles northwest of Waukegan Power Plant.
North Chicago
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North Chicago is a city in Lake County, Illinois, United States, and a suburb of the Chicago metropolitan area. The population was 30,759 at the 2020 census making it the third-most populous city by population in the county, after Waukegan and Mundelein.
Waukegan Power Plant
- Categories: coal-fired power station, oil-fired power station, gas turbine power station, and industry
- Location: Waukegan Township, Lake, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.38024° or 42° 22′ 49″ northLongitude
-87.8148° or 87° 48′ 53″ westElevation
581 feet (177 metres)Inception
January 1952Operator
Midwest Generations EME LLCOpen location code
86JJ95JP+33OpenStreetMap ID
way 866708046OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q12010424
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Satellite Map
Discover Waukegan Power Plant from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Norwegian Bokmål—“Waukegan Power Plant” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Waukegan kraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Waukegan kraftverk”
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Highlights include Al Grosche Field and Waukegan Beach.
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