Great Lakes

Great Lakes is a hamlet in , , . Great Lakes is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near the village .
  • Type: Hamlet
  • Also known as: “Naval Station Great Lakes”
  • Postal code: 60088

Places of Interest

Highlights include Great Lakes station and National Museum of the American Sailor.

Railway station
The is one of two commuter railroad stations in North Chicago, Illinois, served by 's Union Pacific North Line. The station is 32.2 miles away from , the inbound terminus of the Union Pacific North Line, and also serves commuters who travel north to .

Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The is one of 10 Navy Museums that are operated by the Naval History & Heritage Command. As an official Department of the Navy Museum, the 's mission is to select, collect, preserve, and interpret the history of the United States Navy with particular emphasis on the Navy's enlisted Sailor.

Office
The Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, is a command unit within the United States Navy primarily responsible for conducting the initial orientation of incoming recruits, also known as boot camp and recruit training, or RTC.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Chicago and Lake Bluff.

Photo: Zcarstvnz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city in , United States, and a suburb of the . The population was 30,759 at the 2020 census making it the third-most populous city by population in the county, after Waukegan and .

Village
Photo: Teemu08, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in , United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 5,616. is situated 2 miles south of Great Lakes.

Neighborhood
Photo: AlphaBeta135, CC BY 4.0.
is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 2,221. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Great Lakes.

Great Lakes

Latitude
42.30932° or 42° 18′ 34″ north
Longitude
-87.84966° or 87° 50′ 59″ west
Elevation
659 feet (201 metres)
Named after
Great Lakes region
United Nations Location Code
US GRL
Open location code
86JJ8552+P4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153386302
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
4894474
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Satellite Map

Discover Great Lakes from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From French to Portuguese—“Great Lakes” goes by many names.

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Great Lakes”.

Localities in the Area

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