Illinois Gazetteer
Cortez Basin is a physical feature (bay) in Cook County. The primary coordinates for Cortez Basin places it within the IL 60608 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Cortez Basin |
| Category: | Illinois physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bay |
| Description: | 4.8 acres; located along the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, 1 mi. E of the Cook County Courthouse and 0.7 mi. WSW of the turning basin at the head of the South Branch Chicago River; Sec. 30, T39N, R14E, Third Principal Meridian |
| History: | Named for Carlos Cortez (1923-2005), artist, poet, and one of the founders of the Mexican Fine Arts Museum of Chicago |
| County: | Cook County |
| Latitude: | 41.8416666 |
| Longitude: | -87.6772222 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Cortez Basin: Cortez Basin.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Cortez Basin does not include property ownership information.
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