Around Blakes ...
Below is a sample of nearby communities based on their distance from Blakes, with the nearest first.
- Wedron
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Serena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sheridan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ottawa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stavanger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nettle Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Prairie Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Leland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Millington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Naplate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Naplate is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naplate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Newark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hitt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Earlville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
For more communities neighboring Blakes, please visit our County-by-County Page for Blakes.
La Salle County ...
Blakes is located in La Salle County<2>.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of La Salle County: Bureau, DeKalb, Grundy, Kendall, Lee, Livingston, Marshall, Putnam & Woodford.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blakes ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blakes.
Airports Near Blakes ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<3> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Blakes and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Blakes.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of Illinois:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- Also of Interest:
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including La Salle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Blakes), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |