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Touring Palisades in United States

Palisades in the region of Illinois is located in United States - some 606 mi or ( 975 km ) West of Washington , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Palisades

Time in Palisades is now 02:22 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Chicago " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Bloomington, Bolingbrook, Bridgeview, Brookfield, and Burbank. Being here already, consider visiting Bloomington . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Palisades ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Super Mega Fox Pt II.wmv

4:57 min by TheSuperMegaFox
Views: 16086 Rating: 4.86

Finally, heres part two of the first Super Mega Fox cartoon. We have lots of ideas for new ones but of course, making them depends all on feedback and numbers of veiws here, so if you want to see more ..

How Nature Can Help You Feel Less Depressed and Happier

3:46 min by TheCasualGardener
Views: 1330 Rating: 5.00

In this video, Shawna Coronado talks about being out in nature and demonstrates tips on how she has learned to feel better and less depressed by being outside in her garden. See more of Shawna at www. ..


2012 Chicago Air Show - Blue Angels

6:26 min by WindyCityRevUps
Views: 1147 Rating: 0.00

2012 Chicago Air Show! Music performed by Windy City Rev Ups! For more information go to the official band web page: www.WindyCityRevUps.com! Songs and CD's are available @ iTunes & CD Baby! ..

Metra in Naperville

1:16 min by Chicagojoe28
Views: 733 Rating: 4.50

I found this great view above the tracks in Naperville, and there was a Metra train coming by. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal

The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, historically known as the Chicago Drainage Canal, is the only shipping link between the Great Lakes (specifically Lake Michigan by way of either the Chicago River or the Calumet-Saganashkee Channel) and the Mississippi River system, by way of the Illinois and Des Plaines Rivers. The canal also carries Chicago's treated sewage into the Des Plaines River.

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Located at 41.71 -87.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Chicago, Illinois, Canals in Illinois, Historic American Engineering Record in Illinois, Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks, Historic districts in Chicago, Illinois, Illinois waterways, Interbasin transfer, National Register of Historic Places in Chicago, Illinois, National Register of Historic Places in Cook County, Illinois, Transportation in Chicago, Illinois, Transportation in Cook County, Illinois, Transportation in DuPage County, Illinois, Transportation in Will County, Illinois, United States Army Corps of Engineers

Red Gate Woods

Red Gate Woods is a forest preserve within the Palos Division of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois. Located within the preserve is the original site of Argonne National Laboratory and the Site A/Plot M Disposal Site, which contains the buried remains of Chicago Pile-1, the world's first nuclear reactor. After the initial tests, the reactor at Stagg Field at the University of Chicago was removed and reassembled at the Manhattan Project site in Red Gate Woods.

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Located at 41.71 -87.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Argonne National Laboratory, Forests of Illinois, Manhattan Project, Nature reserves in Illinois, Nuclear history of the United States, Protected areas of Cook County, Illinois

Site A/Plot M Disposal Site

The Site A/Plot M Disposal Site is located within Red Gate Woods and situated on the former grounds of Argonne National Laboratory and its predecessor, the University of Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory in Cook County, Illinois and is now part of the Palos Forest Preserve. The site contains buried radioactive waste from contaminated building debris, and the Chicago Pile-1 (CP-1/CP-2), and Chicago Pile-3 (CP-3) nuclear reactors.

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Located at 41.70 -87.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Argonne National Laboratory, Geography of Cook County, Illinois, Manhattan Project, Radioactive waste repositories

Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne National Laboratory outside Chicago is the first science and engineering research national laboratory in the United States, receiving this designation on July 1, 1946. It is the largest national laboratory by size and scope in the Midwest.

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Located at 41.71 -87.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Argonne National Laboratory, Buildings and structures in DuPage County, Illinois, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certified buildings, Lemont, Illinois, Nuclear research centers, Supercomputer sites, United States Department of Energy National Laboratories, University of Chicago, Visitor attractions in DuPage County, Illinois

Burr Ridge, Illinois

Burr Ridge (formerly Harvester) is a suburb of Chicago, in Cook and DuPage counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 10,559 at the 2010 census.

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Located at 41.75 -87.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Chicago metropolitan area, Populated places established in 1956, Populated places in Cook County, Illinois, Populated places in DuPage County, Illinois, Villages in Illinois