Around Great Lakes ...
The following is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Great Lakes, with the nearest first.
- North Chicago
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- North Chicago is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chicago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,639 people
- Lake Bluff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Green Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Park City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Park City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,428 people
- Waukegan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spaulding Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Spaulding Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding Corners
- Gurnee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mettawa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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- Libertyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gages Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Vernon Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bannockburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Highland Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
For more communities neighboring Great Lakes, please visit our County-by-County Page for Great Lakes.
Lake County ...
Great Lakes is located in Lake County<2>.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lake County: Cook, McHenry, Allegan (MI), Berrien (MI), Van Buren (MI) & Kenosha (WI). Lake Michigan lies to the east.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Great Lakes ...
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 Great Lakes.
Airports Near Great Lakes ...
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 Great Lakes and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Great Lakes.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Great Lakes ...
Looking for more information about Great Lakes? A good source is the TripAdvisor website and we always start with their TripAdvisor page for Great Lakes. Their page will give you an overview and then additional links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the TripAdvisor page for Great Lakes, there are neighboring communities that also have TripAdvisor pages. A list of those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Great Lakes.
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 Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Great Lakes), 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. |