Lake County Discovery Museum
Lake County Discovery Museum is a museum in Fremont Township, Lake, Illinois. Lake County Discovery Museum is situated nearby to Bangs Lake, as well as near the town Wauconda.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bangs Lake and Air Estates Airport.
Bangs Lake
Lake
Photo: Jensen25, Public domain.
Bangs Lake is a natural glacial lake that is located in Wauconda, Illinois. It is named after Justus Bangs, the first permanent settler in Wauconda, who arrived in the summer of 1836.
Air Estates Airport
Aerodrome
Air Estates Inc Airport is a defunct private airport in Fremont Township, Lake County, Illinois. It is located between Wauconda and Mundelein. The airport has one unpaved runway that is 2000 ft long and 150 ft wide. This airstrip is in a state of disrepair. Air Estates Airport is situated 1½ miles northeast of Lake County Discovery Museum.
Wauconda Area Library
Library
The Wauconda Area Library is a public library located in Wauconda, Illinois. The library district covers portions of Lake and McHenry Counties in Illinois and is a member of the Reaching Across Illinois Library System. Wauconda Area Library is situated 2 miles northwest of Lake County Discovery Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wauconda and Tower Lakes.
Wauconda
Town
Photo: Mjos1939, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wauconda is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States, a northwest suburb of Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 14,084. It is the site of the Wauconda Bog Nature Preserve, a National Natural Landmark. Wauconda is situated 1½ miles west of Lake County Discovery Museum.
Tower Lakes
Neighborhood
Tower Lakes is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 1,226. Tower Lakes is situated 3 miles southwest of Lake County Discovery Museum.
Sylvan Lake
Neighborhood
Sylvan Lake is an unincorporated community in Lake County, Illinois, United States. Sylvan Lake is located on the shore of Sylvan Lake 2 miles north of Hawthorn Woods and 3 miles southwest of Mundelein. Sylvan Lake is situated 3 miles east of Lake County Discovery Museum.
Lake County Discovery Museum
- Type: Museum
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Fremont Township, Lake, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.25919° or 42° 15′ 33″ northLongitude
-88.10904° or 88° 6′ 33″ westElevation
853 feet (260 metres)Open location code
86JH7V5R+M9GeoNames ID
10172926
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