Around Island Lake ...
For comparison, Island Lake has a population of 8,000 people.
The following is a sample of nearby communities based on their distance from Island Lake, with the nearest first.
- Fox River Valley Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Holiday Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday Hills is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
- Oakwood Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood Hills is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,011 people
- Port Barrington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Port Barrington is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,481 people
- Port Barrington has also been known as:
- Port Barrington village
- Barreville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Barreville is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barreville
- Prairie Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Prairie Grove is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,920 people
- Tower Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tower Lakes is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- Wauconda
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lake Barrington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lake Barrington is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,840 people
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- Lakemoor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Volo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cary
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fox River Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Terra Cotta
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Terra Cotta is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
- Fort Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
For more communities neighboring Island Lake, please visit our County-by-County Page for Island Lake.
McHenry County ...
Island Lake is primarily located in McHenry County<3>. A portion of Island Lake extends into Lake County.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of McHenry County: Boone, Cook, DeKalb, Kane, Lake, Kenosha (WI) & Walworth (WI).
Curious and Interesting Names Near Island Lake ...
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 Island Lake.
Airports Near Island Lake ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<4> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Island Lake and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Island Lake.
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> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Island Lake. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including McHenry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Island Lake), 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. |