McCullom Lake Illinois Map

About McCullom Lake, Illinois

McCullom Lake is a locality in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 988. The population density is 1099.3 people per km². McCullom Lake is located at 42.3684°N, 88.2926°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. McCullom Lake is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 60050.

McCullom Lake holds a quiet, shallow basin within the glacial till of the Illinois landscape, where the earth settles into a modest, textured flatness. It lies 2.8 miles north-northwest of McHenry, IL (from McHenry, IL: bearing 331°T), and is situated 8.9 miles north of Crystal Lake. The horizon here is defined by the steady, unyielding pressure of the Midwestern sky, which presses down upon the open fields and the low-slung, quiet residential streets. A mile away, the quiet passage of Dutch Creek offers a slight dip in the terrain, carrying the runoff of the plains toward larger watercourses. To the northwest, the singular rise of Camelback Kame breaks the horizontal monotony, a small, rounded reminder of the prehistoric ice that once shaped this soil. The light at dusk here possesses a peculiar, thin clarity, catching the edges of the reeds and turning the water into a sheet of hammered pewter.

McCullom Lake functions as a residential anchor for those who value the steady, grounded pulse of the region, far from the frantic density of the metropolitan centers to the south. Life in McCullom Lake moves with a deliberate, domestic rhythm, centered around the shared access at the Mccullom Lake Village Hall / Park / Beach, where the local social life finds its focus. While three miles away the waters of Wonder Lake provide a larger expanse, the intimacy of this locality remains its primary trait. Residents often find their way to the Leather Leaf Bog Trail four miles distant, where the ecosystem shifts into a damp, wild silence that contrasts with the groomed lawns of the village. The economy is inextricably tied to the broader regional patterns of labor and supply, yet the village maintains an independent character, shaped by the simple, enduring necessity of living among the corn-fed plains and the slow, seasonal turns of the inland climate.

About This McCullom Lake Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of McCullom Lake, Illinois. Coordinates: 42.368354, -88.292588. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for McCullom Lake includes the ZIP code (60050), telephone area code (312, 773), county seat of McHenry County (Woodstock), and school district assignment (McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.