Wildwood

Wildwood is an unincorporated community along Belvidere Road just east of U.S. Route 45 in , . Wildwood is part of the census-designated place and is bordered by Gages Lake Road to the north, to the northeast and east, to the south, and to the west.
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  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: unincorporated community in Illinois
  • Also known as: Wildwood, IL” and “Wildwood, Illinois

Places of Interest

Highlights include College of Lake County and Prairie Crossing station.

College
The , commonly referred to as CLC, is a public community college in . CLC's primary campus is located in and two other campuses exist in nearby and .

Railway station
Prairie Crossing is a pair of stations located in . They are serviced by the North Central Service and the Milwaukee District North Line. is situated 1½ miles southwest of Wildwood.

Golf course
is a private country club in , a suburb north-northwest of . The course was founded in 1992 by Bert Getz Sr. and his family and was collaboratively designed by Getz, Oscar Miles, Bob Lohmann and Ed Oldfield. is situated 2 miles east of Wildwood.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grayslake and Third Lake.

is a in , , United States. The village's population at the 2020 census was 21,248. It is located in the , about 40 miles north of , 14 miles west of , and 15 miles south of the border.

Village
is a village in , , . Per the 2020 census, the population was 1,111. is situated 2 miles north of Wildwood.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , . is located at. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Wildwood.

Wildwood

Latitude
42.3428° or 42° 20′ 34″ north
Longitude
-87.99813° or 87° 59′ 53″ west
Elevation
810 feet (247 metres)
Open location code
86JJ82V2+4P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153432588
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
4916527
Wiki­data ID
Q8001540
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Wildwood” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 懷爾德伍德 (伊利諾伊州)
  • Chinese: 懷爾德伍德
  • French: Wildwood
  • Persian: وایلدوود، ایلینوی
  • Persian: وایلدوود
  • South Azerbaijani: ویلدوود، ایلینوی
  • Urdu: وائلڈووڈ، الینوائے
  • Urdu: وائلڈووڈ

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Old Plank Park and Wildwood Well and Water Tower Facility.

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