Horseshoe Lake
Horseshoe Lake, a National Natural Landmark, is located in the American Bottom of Illinois within the greater St. Louis metropolitan area, is 2,400 acres in size.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Madison County, Illinois, USA
- Also known as: “Horse Shoe Lake” and “Marais Mensouri”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Horseshoe Lake State Park.
Horseshoe Lake State Park
Nature reserve
Photo: Trailnet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Horseshoe Lake State Park is an Illinois state park in Madison County, Illinois, United States. It is approximately 2,960 acres and surrounds a large horseshoe-shaped lake called Horseshoe Lake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fairmont City and Nameoki Township.
Fairmont City
Fairmont City is a village in St. Clair and Madison counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,265 at the 2020 census, down from 2,635 in 2010.Nameoki Township
Village
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Nameoki Township is located in Madison County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 12,685 and it contained 5,352 housing units.
Granite City
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Granite City is a city in Madison County, Illinois, United States, within the greater St. Louis metropolitan area. Its population was 27,549 at the 2020 census, making it the third-largest city in the Metro East and Southern Illinois regions, behind Belleville and O'Fallon.
Horseshoe Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Madison, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.69012° or 38° 41′ 24″ northLongitude
-90.09562° or 90° 5′ 44″ westElevation
400 feet (122 metres)Open location code
86CFMWR3+2QOpenStreetMap ID
way 29224759OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
4241029Wikidata ID
Q3140813
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Horseshoe Lake” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Horseshoe Lake”
- French: “lac Horseshoe”
- French: “Lac Horseshoe”
- German: “Horseshoe Lake”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Horseshoe Lake”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Moellenbrocks and A&S Crossing.
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