Horseshoe Lake
Horseshoe Lake is a 2,007 acres natural oxbow lake in Alexander County, Illinois. It is the site of Illinois's Horseshoe Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area, a state park 10,645 acres in size.
- Type: Oxbow lake
- Description: oxbow lake in Alexander County, Illinois
- Also known as: “Horse Shoe Lake”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Horseshoe Lake State Conservation Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Olive Branch and Unity.
Fayville
Hamlet
Fayville is an unincorporated community in Alexander County, Illinois, United States. Fayville is situated 5 miles northwest of Horseshoe Lake.
Horseshoe Lake
- Categories: lake and body of water
- Location: Alexander, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.13314° or 37° 7′ 59″ north
Longitude
-89.34097° or 89° 20′ 28″ west
Elevation
322 feet (98 metres)
Open location code
869G4MM5+7J
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=oxbow
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Horseshoe Lake” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Horseshoe Lake (lanaw sa Estados Unidos, Illinois, Alexander County)”
- Cebuano: “Horseshoe Lake”
- Chinese: “马蹄湖”
- German: “Horseshoe Lake”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Miller City and Tankville.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Horseshoe Lake State Conservation Area and Horseshoe Lake Nature Preserve.
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