Wares Lake

Wares Lake is in Whiteside, Illinois. Wares Lake is situated nearby to the town Fulton, as well as near the hamlet Little Oklahoma.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Martin House and Lyons-Fulton Bridge.

Martin House

Museum

Photo: Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Martin House is a historic house located at 707 10th Avenue in Fulton, Illinois. The Italianate house was built in 1855, when the style was becoming popular nationally. Martin House is situated 2 miles southwest of Wares Lake.

Lyons-Fulton Bridge

Bridge

Photo: JCarlson486, Public domain.

The Mark Morris Memorial Bridge is a 2 lane truss bridge across the Mississippi River in the United States. It connects the cities of Clinton, Iowa and Fulton, Illinois. Lyons-Fulton Bridge is situated 2½ miles southwest of Wares Lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fulton and Clinton.

Fulton

Town

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Fulton is a city in Whiteside County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Fulton had a population of 3,647. Fulton is located across the Mississippi River from Clinton, Iowa. Fulton is situated 2 miles southwest of Wares Lake.

Clinton

Photo: Stephen Matthew Milligan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Clinton is a city in and the county seat of Clinton County, Iowa, United States. It borders the Mississippi River. The population was 24,469 as of 2020.

Thomson

Village

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Thomson is a village along Illinois Route 84 near the Mississippi River in Carroll County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Thomson had a population of 1,610. Thomson is situated 5 miles northeast of Wares Lake.

Wares Lake

Type: Body of water
Location: Whiteside, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.89193° or 41° 53′ 31″ north

Longitude

-90.14346° or 90° 8′ 37″ west

Elevation

581 feet (177 metres)

Open location code

86HFVVR4+QJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 49907082

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

GeoNames ID

4915489

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Fulton Country Club and Lock & Dam No. 13 Historic District.

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