Hammerhead and Barracuda

Hammerhead and Barracuda is a water slide in Lake, Illinois. Hammerhead and Barracuda is situated nearby to the water slide Paradise Plunge and Riptide, as well as near Vortex and Typhoon.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago and Viper.

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago

Theme park

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Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago is a water park in Gurnee, Illinois, United States, next to the Six Flags Great America amusement park. Owned and operated by Six Flags, the water park opened on May 28, 2005. Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago is situated 590 feet southeast of Hammerhead and Barracuda.

Viper

Roller coaster

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Viper is a wooden roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, which opened in 1995. Viper is a mirrored replica of the Coney Island Cyclone, designed by the Stand Company and built by Rygiel Construction. Viper is situated 820 feet southeast of Hammerhead and Barracuda.

Six Flags Great America

Theme park

Photo: David B. Gleason, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Six Flags Great America is an amusement park in Gurnee, Illinois, United States, between Chicago and Milwaukee. Owned and operated by Six Flags, the park features 45 attractions, including 16 roller coasters, and an adjacent water park named Hurricane Harbor Chicago. Six Flags Great America is situated 1,700 feet east of Hammerhead and Barracuda.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grange Hall and Gurnee.

Grange Hall

Hamlet

Grange Hall is an unincorporated community in Lake County, Illinois, United States. Grange Hall is located at.

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.

Wilson

Hamlet

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. Wilson is situated 2½ miles southeast of Hammerhead and Barracuda.

Hammerhead and Barracuda

Type: Water slide
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Lake, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.3688° or 42° 22′ 8″ north

Longitude

-87.9399° or 87° 56′ 24″ west

Open location code

86JJ9396+G2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13908688731

OpenStreetMap feature

attraction=water_slide

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Paradise Plunge and Riptide and Vortex and Typhoon.

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