Around Oakwood Hills ...
For comparison, Oakwood Hills has a population of 2,000 people.
The following is a sample of nearby communities based on their distance from Oakwood Hills, with the nearest first.
- Barreville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barreville is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barreville
- Cary
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fox River Valley Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Island Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Island Lake is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,951 people
- Port Barrington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- 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
- Prairie Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Grove is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,920 people
- Fox River Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holiday Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holiday Hills is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
- Trout Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Trout Valley is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
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- Lake Barrington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Barrington is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,840 people
- Terra Cotta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Terra Cotta is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
- Tower Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tower Lakes is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- Crystal Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lake-in-the-Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wauconda
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
For more communities neighboring Oakwood Hills, please visit our County-by-County Page for Oakwood Hills.
McHenry County ...
Oakwood Hills is located in McHenry County<3>.
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 Oakwood Hills ...
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 Oakwood Hills.
Airports Near Oakwood Hills ...
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 Oakwood Hills and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Oakwood Hills.
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 Oakwood Hills. |
| <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 Oakwood Hills), 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. |