Pistakee Lake
Pistakee Lake is a lake in McHenry County, Northern Illinois, Illinois. Pistakee Lake is situated nearby to the hamlet Palm Beach, as well as near Kings Island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fox Lake station and Volo Bog State Natural Area.
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.
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 south of Pistakee Lake.
Ingleside station
Railway station
Photo: Mitchazenia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ingleside is the penultimate commuter railroad station along Metra's Milwaukee District North Line in Ingleside, Illinois. The station is officially located on Washington Street and Rollins Road, however the actual location is off of Rollins Road itself. Ingleside station is situated 2½ miles east of Pistakee Lake.
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.
Pistakee Highlands
Hamlet
Pistakee Highlands is a census-designated place in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. It consists primarily of an unincorporated area of McHenry County adjoining Pistakee Bay, within the McHenry post office, and is located just northeast of Johnsburg. Pistakee Highlands is situated 1½ miles north of Pistakee Lake.
Pistakee Lake
- Type: Lake
- Also known as: “Fox Lake”, “Pes-ta-koo-ee”, “Pishaqua”, “Pishtaka”, “Pishtaka Lake”, “Pishtaqua”, “Pistaka”, and “Pistaqua”
- Category: body of water
- Location: McHenry County, Northern Illinois, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.38628° or 42° 23′ 11″ northLongitude
-88.19922° or 88° 11′ 57″ westElevation
732 feet (223 metres)Open location code
86JH9RP2+G8GeoNames ID
4906088
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kings Island and Sunnyside.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Eagle Point and Bald Knob.
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