Light 4
Light 4 is a tower in Lake, Illinois. Light 4 is situated nearby to Great Lakes Marina, as well as near Bridge S12.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Museum of the American Sailor and Great Lakes station.
National Museum of the American Sailor
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The National Museum of the American Sailor is one of 10 Navy Museums that are operated by the Naval History & Heritage Command. As an official Department of the Navy Museum, the National Museum of the American Sailor's mission is to select, collect, preserve, and interpret the history of the United States Navy with particular emphasis on the Navy's enlisted Sailor. National Museum of the American Sailor is situated 3,700 feet northwest of Light 4.
Great Lakes station
Railway station
The Great Lakes station is one of two commuter railroad stations in North Chicago, Illinois, served by Metra's Union Pacific North Line. The station is 32.2 miles away from Ogilvie Transportation Center, the inbound terminus of the Union Pacific North Line, and also serves commuters who travel north to Kenosha, Wisconsin. Great Lakes station is situated 1 mile west of Light 4.
Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois
Office
The Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, is a command unit within the United States Navy primarily responsible for conducting the initial orientation of incoming recruits, also known as boot camp and recruit training, or RTC. Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois is situated 1 mile west of Light 4.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Chicago and Lake Bluff.
North Chicago
Photo: Zcarstvnz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
North Chicago is a city in Lake County, Illinois, United States, and a suburb of the Chicago metropolitan area. The population was 30,759 at the 2020 census making it the third-most populous city by population in the county, after Waukegan and Mundelein.
Lake Bluff
Village
Photo: Teemu08, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lake Bluff is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 5,616. Lake Bluff is situated 2 miles south of Light 4.
Light 4
- Type: Tower
- Also known as: “Beacon 3”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Lake, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.3083° or 42° 18′ 30″ northLongitude
-87.83057° or 87° 49′ 50″ westInception
1923Operator
U.S. Coast GuardOpen location code
86JJ8559+8QOpenStreetMap ID
node 12269004592OpenStreetMap feature
historic=maritimeOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tower
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