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United States : Illinois

1.5 miles (2.5 km) W of Elk Grove Village, Cook, IL, USA
Approx. altitude: 211 m (692 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest OpenStreetMap topo aerial ConfluenceNavigator)
Antipode: 42°S 92°E

Accuracy: 5 m (16 ft)
Quality: good

Click on any of the images for the full-sized picture.

#2: A panoramic view taken about 20 feet southwest of the confluence #3: Right on! #4: The North side of Brantwood Ave #5: The South side of the street #6: Map of the confluence.  Note the quicker return trip via O'Hare, avoiding the traffic near the Rosemont tollbooth.

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  42°N 88°W (visit #9)  

#1: 42N 88W, aka 70 Brantwood Avenue

(visited by Warren Apel)

01-Jul-2006 -- I couldn’t resist visiting 42N 88W, since it’s so close to Chicago, where I often spend the summer. Even with the awful traffic on I-90, it took me less than an hour to drive out there. On the way back, I avoided much of the traffic by returning via I-190 instead. Most of the traffic is made up of people waiting to pay the 80 cent toll, but the Touhy Avenue exit is only a quarter mile past the tollbooth. I couldn’t help feeling like I waited for 30 minutes in traffic so that I could pay money for the use of a small stretch of road! The return trip took less than a half hour.

I can’t contribute much in the way of information to this confluence – it’s been visited many times in all seasons. But I decided to take some photos and stitch them into a panoramic collection. There’s one of each side of Brantwood Avenue, as well as a circular panorama taken about 20 feet southwest of the confluence.

This confluence is less than 4 miles from O’Hare airport, making it an easy side trip for anyone visiting Chicago!


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#1: 42N 88W, aka 70 Brantwood Avenue
#2: A panoramic view taken about 20 feet southwest of the confluence
#3: Right on!
#4: The North side of Brantwood Ave
#5: The South side of the street
#6: Map of the confluence. Note the quicker return trip via O'Hare, avoiding the traffic near the Rosemont tollbooth.
ALL: All pictures on one page