Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Long Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Long Lake and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Long Lake
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Long Lake:
- 42.370855, -88.127583
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Long Lake
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Since Long Lake is near McHenry County and also Kenosha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McHenry County
- eBird sighting report for Kenosha County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Long Lake ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Long Lake.
There is one other community in Illinois which is also named Long Lake.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, seventeen are located in the United States and six are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Indiana
- Steuben County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Long Lake [Steuben County].
- Wabash County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Long Lake [Wabash County].
- Manitoba
- This Long Lake lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Long Lake that is located in Lake County.
- Michigan
- Clare County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Long Lake [Clare County].
- Hillsdale County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Long Lake [Hillsdale County].
- Ionia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Long Lake [Ionia County].
- Iosco County
- This Long Lake is located in Iosco County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<2> to the northeast of the Long Lake that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iosco County community of Long Lake.
- Wexford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Long Lake [Wexford County].
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Coahoma County
- This Long Lake is located in Coahoma County and lies 568 miles [914.1 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Long Lake that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coahoma County community of Long Lake.
- Warren County
- This Long Lake is located in Warren County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km] to the south southwest of the Long Lake that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Long Lake.
- New York
- Nova Scotia
- Ontario
- This Long Lake lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Long Lake that is located in Lake County.
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Washington
- Kitsap County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Long Lake [Kitsap County].
- Lincoln County
- This Long Lake is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,486 miles [2,391.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Long Lake that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Long Lake.
- Wisconsin
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Long Lake ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Fox Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
- Fox Lake is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,411 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fox Lake <4>
- Fox Lake Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Lake Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake Hills
- Fox Lake Hills is located in Lake County
- Grass Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
- Grass Lake is located in Lake County
- Grayslake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayslake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayslake
- Grayslake is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,584 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayslake <4>
- Johnsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Johnsburg is located in McHenry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,310 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnsburg <4>
- Kings Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Island
- Kings Island is located in Lake County
- Lake Villa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villa
- Lake Villa is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,525 people
- Loon Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Lotus Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lotus Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus Woods
- Lotus Woods is located in Lake County
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- Round Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
- Round Lake is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,982 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake <4>
- Round Lake Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake Beach
- Round Lake Beach is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,919 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake Beach <4>
- Round Lake Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake Heights
- Round Lake Heights is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,630 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake Heights <4>
- Sunnyside
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Third Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Third Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Lake
- Third Lake is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Third Lake <4>
- Venetian Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venetian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venetian Village
- Venetian Village is located in Lake County
- Round Lake
How Far From Long Lake to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Long Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Long Lake and extending to:
- Waukegan, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Long Lake to Waukegan, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 195 miles [313.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 628 miles [1,010.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,176 miles [9,939.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,917 miles [11,131.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,803 miles [7,729.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Long Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lake County: www.co.lake.il.us
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Long Lake could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Long Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Long Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3709, Longitude: -88.1276 In this case, the coordinates for Long Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Long Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.762 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.773 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.67 degrees. |