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Channel Lake Illinois Map

Explore Channel Lake, Illinois, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Channel Lake, Illinois

How to Use This Channel Lake, Illinois Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Channel Lake, Illinois. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Illinois or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Channel Lake.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Channel Lake
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Lake County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	42.47863
Longitude	-88.137586
Population	1,581
Density	338.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	60002
Area Code	312, 773
County Seat	Waukegan
School District	Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34

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About Channel Lake, Illinois

Channel Lake is a locality in Lake County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,581. The population density is 338.4 people per km². Channel Lake is located at 42.4786°N, 88.1376°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 60002.

Channel Lake defines the horizon with a sprawling, interconnected watery reach where the sky reflects in deep, slate-colored ripples. It lies 2.1 miles west of Antioch, IL (from Antioch, IL: bearing 273°T), and is situated 7.8 miles north-northwest of Round Lake Beach. Trevor Creek winds through the low-lying terrain, feeding into the basin and stitching the landscape together with a quiet, persistent current. To the west, the subtle rise of Gander Mountain breaks the flatness of the prairie, providing a fixed point against the wide, Midwestern sky. The Channel Lake encompasses the immediate shoreline, offering a buffer of green reeds and marshland that shifts from emerald in the summer to a muted, brittle gold when the autumn frost settles. Here, the air carries the cool, damp weight of the water, and in the late afternoon, the light turns a bruised violet, lingering over the surface of Lake Marie as the shadows of the oaks grow long and thin.

Channel Lake occupies a legacy of glacial movement, a remnant of the retreat that left behind these deep, interconnected depressions in the Illinois soil. The economy of the region has long pivoted on this hydrology, transitioning from early agricultural settlements that relied on the fertile, dark loam to a modern reliance on recreation and the seasonal migration of those seeking the stillness of the water. Life at Channel Lake moves in sync with the cycles of the seasons, where the preservation of the wetlands remains as vital as the maintenance of the docks and piers. While urban centers hum with a different frequency, the rhythm here is dictated by the turning of the wind and the slow, deliberate pace of the water, a place where the landscape persists, indifferent to the rapid expansion of the world beyond its borders.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Channel Lake (State Conservation Area) — 0.0 mi, 305° NW
Chain O'Lakes State Park (State Park) — 0.8 mi, 244° SW
Lake Marie Forest Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 162° S
Peat Lake State Habitat Area (State Recreation Area) — 1.3 mi, 336° NW
Extensive Wl Habitat - Public Hunting Ground (State Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 328° NW
Woods Of Antioch (Local Park) — 1.5 mi, 084° E
Peat Lake State Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 1.7 mi, 322° NW
Camp Lake Fishery Area (State Recreation Area) — 1.7 mi, 343° N
Gander Mountain Forest Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 287° W
Tim Osmond Sports Pk/Vern Thelan Park (Local Park) — 2.4 mi, 176° S
Redwing Slough Forest Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 4.1 mi, 104° E
Richardson Adventure Farm (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 264° W
Richardson's Christmas Tree Farm (Attraction) — 4.7 mi, 259° W
Kenosha County Veterans Memorial Park Honor Plaza (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 312° NW
Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.7 mi, 264° W · 638 acres
Alex Lancaster Memorial Bench (Monument) — 9.1 mi, 178° S
Eye of the Bog (Viewpoint) — 9.1 mi, 195° S
Richard Bong Recreation Area (State Park) — 9.2 mi, 359° N
Zipline (Attraction) — 9.2 mi, 082° E
The Barrel (Attraction) — 9.2 mi, 082° E
Fountainside Music Stage (Theatre) — 9.3 mi, 082° E
Lord Mayor's Forum (Theatre) — 9.3 mi, 082° E
Diettrich Farm Horseback Riding School (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 9.4 mi, 003° N
Russell Military Museum (Museum) — 9.6 mi, 084° E
Powers-Walker Historical Homestead (Museum) — 9.8 mi, 248° W
Lost Valley Visitor Center (Museum) — 10.3 mi, 249° W
Grayslake Historical Museum (Museum) — 10.5 mi, 152° SE
Vern Wolf (Monument) — 10.5 mi, 004° N
Perkowitz Art Studio (Gallery) — 10.9 mi, 151° SE

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