Lake Opeka
Lake Opeka is a small, 40 acres lake in Des Plaines, Illinois. It is located in the Des Plaines Park District's 76-acre Lake Park. The man-made lake was created out of what had been farmland to provide dirt for the construction of nearby Interstate 90.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake of the United States of America
- Also known as: “Des Plaines Lake”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Allstate Arena and Maine West High School.
Allstate Arena
Stadium
Photo: Nkon21, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Allstate Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Rosemont, Illinois, United States, northwest of Chicago, located at the corner of Mannheim Road and Lunt Avenue, just north of Mannheim Road's interchange with the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway about 3 miles north of O'Hare International Airport.
Maine West High School
School
Maine West High School, also known as Maine West or MWHS, is a public four-year high school located in Des Plaines, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States.
100 gecs tree
Photo: Smokepacks, CC0.
The 100 gecs tree is a pine located in Des Plaines, Illinois, in the United States. It was featured in the cover art for the 2019 album 1000 gecs by the American musical duo 100 gecs; the tree has since become a popular attraction for fans.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rosemont and Des Plaines.
Rosemont
Photo: bogdanstepniak, CC BY 3.0.
Rosemont is a city in Cook County in the state of Illinois, just outside of Chicago. It does enormous business as the primary hotel supplier for O'Hare International Airport, but has a couple of the region's best-known concert venues as well.
Des Plaines
Photo: bogdanstepniak, CC BY 3.0.
Des Plaines is in Chicagoland. It is an inner-ring, northwest suburb of Chicago with two distinct portions: a suburban northern portion reminiscient of other, nearby northwest suburbs, as well as a built-up southern portion with the businesses, hotels, and other amenities of the O'Hare Airport corridor.
Park Ridge
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Park Ridge is a city in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicagoland, just outside of Chicago. It has a lively uptown area that has plenty of local businesses and restaurants.
Lake Opeka
- Category: body of water
- Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.01292° or 42° 0′ 47″ northLongitude
-87.89668° or 87° 53′ 48″ westElevation
630 feet (192 metres)Open location code
86JJ2473+58OpenStreetMap ID
way 35370203OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
4904848Wikidata ID
Q6477209
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake Opeka from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From French to Welsh—“Lake Opeka” goes by many names.
- French: “Lake Opeka”
- Welsh: “Llyn Opeka”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Riverview and Oasis Mobile Home Park.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lake Park and Lake Park Golf Course.
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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 Opeka”. Photo: Rastapopulous, CC BY-SA 3.0.