Volkening Lake

Volkening Lake is a reservoir in Cook, Illinois. Volkening Lake is situated nearby to the neighborhood Valley in the Park, as well as near Arbor Glen.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Schaumburg High School and Schaumburg Township District Library.

Schaumburg High School

School

Photo: Ron Cogswell, CC BY 2.0.

Schaumburg High School, also known as SHS, is a public four-year high school located in Schaumburg, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago, United States.

Schaumburg Township District Library

Library

Photo: bogdanstepniak, CC BY 3.0.

The Schaumburg Township District Library, located in Schaumburg, Illinois, is the second largest public library in Illinois. It serves approximately 130,000 residents in the Schaumburg Township area, covering sections of Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates, Hanover Park, Roselle, and Elk Grove Village.

Hoffman Estates High School

School

Hoffman Estates High School is a public four-year high school located in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago, in the United States.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schaumburg and Hanover Park.

Schaumburg

Photo: Michael Boyd, CC BY 3.0.

Schaumburg is a city in Chicagoland, best known for its ever popular Woodfield Mall, the largest mall in Illinois. Its name is derived from a place in Germany.

Hanover Park is a village in Cook and DuPage counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. A suburb of Chicago, the population was 37,470 at the 2020 census. Ontarioville is a neighborhood within the village.

Roselle

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Roselle is a suburb of Chicago and is a village located in both DuPage County and Cook in Illinois. Roselle was first incorporated in 1922 as a bedroom community, with its train stop attracting residents commuting to Chicago or nearby suburbs for their jobs.

Volkening Lake

Type: Reservoir
Category: body of water
Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.02804° or 42° 1′ 41″ north

Longitude

-88.10272° or 88° 6′ 10″ west

Elevation

804 feet (245 metres)

Open location code

86JH2VHW+6W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 35366822

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=reservoir

GeoNames ID

4914930

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Satellite Map

Discover Volkening Lake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Volkening Park and Schaumburg Police Department.

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