Grosspoint Lighthouse
Grosspoint Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Evanston, Cook, Illinois. Grosspoint Lighthouse is situated nearby to the lighthouse Grosse Point Light, as well as near the house Harley Clarke Mansion.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grosse Point Light and Harley Clarke Mansion.
Grosse Point Light
Lighthouse
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The historic Grosse Point Light is located in Evanston, Illinois. Following several shipping disasters near Evanston, residents successfully lobbied the federal government for a lighthouse.
Harley Clarke Mansion
House
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The Harley Clarke Mansion consists of a French Eclectic-style house and coach house located at 2603 Sheridan Road in Evanston, Illinois, adjacent to the historic Grosse Pointe Light and Lighthouse Beach on Lake Michigan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Evanston Lakeshore Historic District and Wilmette.
Evanston Lakeshore Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Evanston Lakeshore Historic District is a residential historic district in Evanston, Illinois. The district encompasses a section of southeast Evanston that was developed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Evanston Lakeshore Historic District is situated 1½ miles south of Grosspoint Lighthouse.
Wilmette
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Wilmette is 16 miles north of Chicago. It is part of the affluent corridor of lakefront Chicago suburbs known as the North Shore. It is the location of the world's oldest still-standing Bahá'í House of Worship.
Kenilworth
Village
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Kenilworth is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, 15 miles north of downtown Chicago. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 2,514. Kenilworth is situated 2½ miles northwest of Grosspoint Lighthouse.
Grosspoint Lighthouse
- Type: Lighthouse
- Also known as: “Gross Point Lighthouse”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Evanston, Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.06392° or 42° 3′ 50″ northLongitude
-87.67589° or 87° 40′ 33″ westElevation
600 feet (183 metres)Open location code
86JJ387F+HJGeoNames ID
4894796
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