The Blue Island ridge
The older city sits on a raised ridge above the surrounding flatland, with its main commercial street running along the high ground.
Tabula geographica minimalis · United States
Blue Island — Blue Island Map Poster & Print
41.6573° N / 87.6800° W
A city on a ridge south of Chicago, bordered by rivers and canals and crossed by a web of railway lines
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Blue Island Map Poster & Print
Blue Island lies just beyond the southern edge of Chicago, in Cook County, Illinois. Its name comes from its geography: the older part of the city sits on a ridge rising above the flat former lakebed of the Chicago area, and early travellers said the wooded high ground looked like a blue island on the horizon. That ridge is still visible in the street pattern today.
Water and rail define the city's edges. The Little Calumet River and the Calumet Sag Channel run along the south side, curving lines that cut across the regular suburban grid. Blue Island has long been a railway junction, and multiple lines, including Metra routes into downtown Chicago, pass through or near the city, adding long diagonal lines.
The historic centre follows Western Avenue along the ridge, with older commercial buildings and residential blocks on either side. A Blue Island map poster shows how this small city is arranged: its streets fitted to the ridge, its borders set by waterways and its landscape shaped by the railways that helped it grow.
- Incolae
- 23,652
- Coordinatae
- 41.6573° N / 87.6800° W
- Altitudo
- 195 m
- Zona horaria
- Chicago
- Regio
- Blue Island, Illinois
Calumet waterways
The Little Calumet River and the Cal-Sag Channel trace the southern edge of the city, their curves contrasting with the street grid.
Railway junction
Several rail lines cross the city, creating long diagonal and parallel lines across the map and linking it to downtown Chicago.
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Blue Island appeals to people who grew up on the South Side and in the south suburbs, or who commute into the city by rail. A map of it shows a place with a clear identity of its own, not just an extension of Chicago.
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| Magnitudo impressionis | Resolutio | Fasciculi |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
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Blue Island Map Poster & Print — FAQ
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Missio gratuita est in plus quam 60 terras. Quodque poster ab proximo ex sociis nostris typographicis in plus quam 30 terris imprimitur et plerumque intra 3–7 dies negotiales advenit. Statum et vestigium sub «Mea mandata» sequi potes. Quaedam terrae 2–5 hebdomades requirunt, et ubi nondum mittimus, situs te ante solutionem monet.
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