Bangs Lake, Wauconda

Name: Bangs Lake
Address: E. Liberty St./IL Rt. 176, Wauconda, 60084, United States

#2 among attractions in Wauconda

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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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. Justus Bangs reportedly named Wauconda as well, supposedly after a Native American Indian character in a story Bangs had read. However, some believe that Wauconda was named after an Indian chief who is buried on the southern shore of Bangs Lake. ()

Maximum depth: 32 ftElevation: 778 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 42°15'58"N, 88°8'0"W

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E. Liberty St./IL Rt. 176Wauconda 60084 United States

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Bangs Lake – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bess Bower Dunn Museum, Volo Auto Museum, Grays Lake, Hippo Campus.

1.4 miE
History museum, Museum
Bess Bower Dunn Museum, Wauconda
36 min walk • Bess Bower Dunn Museum, formerly known as the Lake County Discovery Museum, is an interactive museum of history, art, and popular culture located in Libertyville, Illinois. The museum was established in 1976 in Wauconda, IL and sited in Lakewood Forest Preserve as part of the larger Lake County Forest Preserve District.
4.6 miNW
Specialty museum, Museum
Volo Auto Museum, Volo
118 min walk • Established in 1960 by the Grams family, the Volo Auto Museum is an automobile museum and collector car dealer in the Chicago suburb of Volo, Illinois, USA.
6.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Grays Lake, Grayslake
174 min walk • Grays Lake is a 80-acre kettle lake located in the Village of Grayslake in Lake County, Illinois.
4 miN
42°19'21"N • 88°9'7"W
Hippo Campus, Volo
103 min walk • Game and entertainment center, Museum
0.7 miNW
Library
Wauconda Area Library, Wauconda
17 min walk • 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.
5.5 miSE
42°11'41"N • 88°5'19"W
Ela Area Public Library, Lake Zurich
139 min walk • Library
0.9 miS
National park
Wauconda Bog Nature Preserve
23 min walk • Wauconda Bog Nature Preserve is a tamarack bog nature preserve located in Wauconda Lake County, Illinois. It is a National Natural Landmark.

Bangs Lake, Wauconda

Facts and practical information

Bangs Lake – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Bess Bower Dunn Museum, Wauconda

Volo Auto Museum, Volo

Grays Lake, Grayslake

Hippo Campus, Volo

Wauconda Area Library, Wauconda

Ela Area Public Library, Lake Zurich

Wauconda Bog Nature Preserve