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Lake Charleston

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

Nearby places include Charleston.

Town
Photo: Jrmyers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in and the county seat of , United States. The population was 17,286, as of the 2020 census. The city is home to Eastern Illinois University and has close ties with its neighbor, .

Lake Charleston

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
way 171938709
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­reservoir
Geo­Names ID
4242477
Wiki­data ID
Q106405520
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Satellite Map

Discover Lake Charleston from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lakeview Park and Lake Charleston Park.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lake Charleston”. Photo: Rastapopulous, CC BY-SA 3.0.