Lake Charleston

Lake Charleston is a reservoir in Coles County, Illinois. Served by Illinois Route 130, it is 2 miles southeast of the Illinois city of Charleston. Much of the lake is surrounded by city parkland, and a lakeside circular trail is 3.6 miles in length.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Charleston.

Charleston

Town

Photo: Jrmyers, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Charleston is a city in and the county seat of Coles County, Illinois, United States.

Lake Charleston

Type: Reservoir
Description: body of water
Category: body of water
Location: Coles, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.46667° or 39° 28′ north

Longitude

-88.14637° or 88° 8′ 47″ west

Elevation

587 feet (179 metres)

Open location code

86FHFV83+MF

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=reservoir

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Embarrass and Coffeeville.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Lakeview Park and Lake Charleston Park.

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