Coon Islands
Coon Islands is an islet in McHenry County, Northern Illinois, Illinois. Coon Islands is situated nearby to the hamlet Palm Beach, as well as near Sunnyside.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in McHenry County, Illinois, United States
- Also known as: “Coon Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Volo Bog State Natural Area and Fox Lake station.
Volo Bog State Natural Area
Nature reserve
Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Volo Bog State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Illinois, United States, preserving Volo Bog. The bog was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1973 as the only remaining open-water quaking bog in Illinois. Volo Bog State Natural Area is situated 2 miles southeast of Coon Islands.
Fox Lake station
Railway station
Photo: Neutronv6, Public domain.
Fox Lake is a station on Metra's Milwaukee District North Line in Fox Lake, Illinois. The station is located on Nippersink Boulevard at Grand Avenue, is 49.5 miles away from Chicago Union Station, the southern terminus of the line, and serves commuters from Fox Lake to Downtown Chicago. Fox Lake station is situated 2 miles northeast of Coon Islands.
Mineola Hotel
Hotel building
Photo: Teemu08, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mineola Hotel is a historic hotel located at 91 North Cora Street in Fox Lake, Illinois. The hotel is located on the western shore of Fox Lake, one of the lakes which forms the Chain O'Lakes. Mineola Hotel is situated 2½ miles northeast of Coon Islands.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palm Beach and Fox Lake.
Palm Beach
Hamlet
Palm Beach is an unincorporated community in northern Illinois, United States. It lies in Lake and McHenry counties at the southern end of Pistakee Lake.
Fox Lake
Photo: bogdanstepniak, CC BY 3.0.
Fox Lake is a village in Lake County, Illinois and Burton Township, McHenry County, Illinois, United States. Fox Lake is a northwestern Chicago suburb. The population was 10,978 at the 2020 census. It is located 50 miles north of Chicago.
Johnsburg
Village
Johnsburg is a village in McHenry County, Illinois, with a population of 6,355 as of the 2020 U.S. census. Johnsburg is situated 2 miles west of Coon Islands.
Coon Islands
- Categories: island, locality, and landform
- Location: McHenry County, Northern Illinois, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.37887° or 42° 22′ 44″ northLongitude
-88.20576° or 88° 12′ 21″ westElevation
732 feet (223 metres)Open location code
86JH9QHV+GMOpenStreetMap ID
way 73324155OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Coon Islands” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Coon Islands”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sunnyside and Kings Island.
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Highlights include Bald Knob Marina and Bald Knob.
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