Wilson
Wilson was an unincorporated community in southern Warren Township, Lake County, Illinois, United States. The community was located along Illinois Route 120 and is now part of the cities of Waukegan and Park City and the village of Gurnee.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in United States of America
- Also known as: “Warrenton”, “Warrenton Station”, and “Wilson, Illinois”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Six Flags Great America and Goliath.
Six Flags Great America
Theme park
Photo: Feather Better, CC BY 4.0.
Six Flags Great America is a 273-acre amusement park in Gurnee, Illinois, United States, between Chicago and Milwaukee. Owned and operated by Six Flags, the park features more than 45 attractions, including 16 roller coasters, and an adjacent water park named Hurricane Harbor Chicago. Six Flags Great America is situated 2 miles northwest of Wilson.
Goliath
Roller coaster
Photo: Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 2.0.
Goliath is a wooden roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. Manufactured by Rocky Mountain Construction and designed by Alan Schilke, the roller coaster features RMC's Topper Track design and opened to the public on June 19, 2014. Goliath is situated 2 miles northwest of Wilson.
X-Flight
Roller coaster
Photo: Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 2.0.
X-Flight is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. Designed and built by Bolliger & Mabillard, the ride opened as the fourth Wing Coaster in the world and the second in the United States on May 16, 2012. X-Flight is situated 2 miles northwest of Wilson.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Park City and Gurnee.
Park City
Village
Park City is a small city located in the Warren and Waukegan townships of Lake County, Illinois, United States, on the northern end of the Chicago metropolitan area. Per the 2020 census, the population was 7,885.
Gurnee
Photo: juggernautco, CC BY 2.0.
Gurnee is a village in Illinois. It sits at the midpoint between Chicago and Milwaukee. It's best known as the home of the Six Flags Great America amusement park, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago water park, the Gurnee Mills shopping mall, and a Great Wolf Lodge location.
Grange Hall
Hamlet
Grange Hall is an unincorporated community in Lake County, Illinois, United States. Grange Hall is located at. Grange Hall is situated 3 miles west of Wilson.
Wilson
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Warren Township, Lake, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.34671° or 42° 20′ 48″ northLongitude
-87.90618° or 87° 54′ 22″ westElevation
709 feet (216 metres)Open location code
86JJ83WV+MGOpenStreetMap ID
node 153540971OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to South Azerbaijani—“Wilson” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ويلسون، إلينوي”
- Chinese: “威爾遜 (伊利諾伊州)”
- Chinese: “威爾遜”
- French: “Wilson”
- South Azerbaijani: “ویلسون، ایلینوی”
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