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Long Lake Illinois Map

Explore Long 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 Long Lake, Illinois

How to Use This Long Lake, Illinois Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Long 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 Long 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	Long Lake
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Lake County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	42.370855
Longitude	-88.127583
Population	3,663
Density	1198.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	60041, 60073
Area Code	312, 773
County Seat	Waukegan
School District	Grant Community High School District 124

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About Long Lake, Illinois

Long Lake is a locality in Lake County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,663. The population density is 1198.6 people per km². Long Lake is located at 42.3709°N, 88.1276°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 60041, 60073.

Long Lake defines the horizon with a quiet, aqueous presence, its surface reflecting the vast, shifting expanse of the Midwestern sky. It lies 1.9 miles west of Round Lake Beach, IL (from Round Lake Beach, IL: bearing 268°T), and is situated 9.8 miles northwest of Mundelein. The waters of Squaw Creek trace a persistent path through the landscape, feeding the basin and maintaining the moisture that keeps the surrounding soil dark and heavy. At Long Lake Park, the land softens into a verdant buffer where the wind carries the scent of damp earth and reeds, offering a respite from the rigid geometry of the nearby regional grid. Even though the area sits some miles from any open coastline, the air here retains a heavy, salt-free humidity, suggesting a maritime mood that settles over the reeds during the long, amber-hued hours of dusk.

History at Long Lake is measured in the slow accumulation of sediment and the persistent growth of the prairie grasses that once dominated this terrain. The local economy maintains a steady, functional pulse, tethered to the rhythms of the regional trade that has long flowed through these corridors. Residents often look toward the distant silhouette of Mount Moriah on the clearest days, while those seeking the solitude of the landscape find their way toward the Tamarack View Trail or across the water toward the quiet shores of Queens Island. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, shaped by the proximity of Stanton Bay and the enduring, quiet influence of the water that anchors the identity of Long Lake.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Long Lake Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 090° E
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 095° E
Fairfield Park (Local Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 160° S
Gavin Bog and Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 1.2 mi, 355° N
Village Of Round Lake Heights Open Space (Local Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 035° NE
Alex Lancaster Memorial Bench (Monument) — 1.6 mi, 187° S
Kestrel Ridge 2 (Local Resource Management Area) — 1.8 mi, 167° S
Nippersink 1 (State Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 143° SE
Volo Bog (State Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 239° SW
Eye of the Bog (Viewpoint) — 3.2 mi, 246° SW
Volo Auto Museum Sign (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 211° SW
Chain O'Lakes State Park (State Park) — 4.2 mi, 339° N
Grayslake Historical Museum (Museum) — 4.8 mi, 111° E
Nippersink Canoe Base County Park (Nature Reserve) — 5.2 mi, 309° NW
Perkowitz Art Studio (Gallery) — 5.2 mi, 113° SE
Morraine Hills State Park (State Park) — 5.3 mi, 235° SW
McHenry Downtown Theater (Cinema) — 7.3 mi, 256° W
Helicopter (Monument) — 7.5 mi, 212° SW
Horse Barn (Attraction) — 8.2 mi, 229° SW
Richardson's Christmas Tree Farm (Attraction) — 8.3 mi, 322° NW
Richardson Adventure Farm (Attraction) — 8.4 mi, 327° NW
Round Entry Door (Public Artwork) — 9.3 mi, 137° SE
Windy City Stage (Theatre) — 9.8 mi, 092° E
Mission Stage (Theatre) — 9.8 mi, 092° E
Hank Salemi Memorial (Monument) — 9.8 mi, 090° E
Legacy Museum (Museum) — 9.8 mi, 090° E
Powers-Walker Historical Homestead (Museum) — 10.4 mi, 292° W
Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.2 mi, 306° NW · 638 acres

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