Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 16 min5:14 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 5 min7:16 am – 4:22 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 30°F, lows 16°F39 in of rain a yearwettest month May34 in of snow a year, on about 23 days11 days above 90°F, 133 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Waukegan station, 7 mi away; rain from Lake Forest 2.1 Nne; snow from Chicago Botanic Garden
Nearby landmarksLake Forest Collegecollege · under a mileRosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Sciencecollege · 3.8 miWest Lakelake · 3.9 miLucky Lakelake · 4.3 miWaukegan Riverriver · 7.0 miWhite Sulphur Springspring · 6.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsForest Park And Beach - Lake Forestpark · under a mileFort Sheridan National Cemeteryhistoric site · 2.1 miLake Bluff Woodsstate conservation land · 1.3 miSouth Park - Lake Forestpark · 1.4 miBlair Woodsstate conservation land · 2.5 mi · 115 acresTangley Oaks Woodsstate conservation land · 2.6 mi · 81 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 10 Feb 201040 mi away, near Lily Lake, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 4 Nov 201332 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighLake County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Very HighTornado Very HighStrong wind Very HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality85% of days had good air in 2025196 of 231 days measured32 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 39, worst day 108main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Lake County monitors, IL
Drinking waterWaukeganserves 87,149 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20215 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation576 ft176 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNorthwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital2.4 miPost officeLake Forest Post Office1.2 miTown hallLake Forest City Hall1.2 miPoliceLake Forest Police Department1.9 miFire stationLake Forest Fire Department Station 11.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools1 elementary, 4 middle, 2 high, 1 otherElementarySheridan Elementary School1.1 miHighLake Forest High School1.3 miMiddleSchool of Saint Mary1.3 miCollegeLake Forest Collegeunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChicago O'Hare International Airport ORD20 miInterstateI-944.3 miUS highwayUS 412.3 miAmtrakGlenview, IL GLN13 miRailLake Forest.Metra1.1 miCoachMulti-Modal/Rental Car FacilityWisconsin Coach Lines, Van Galder (Coach USA)18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 60037 ZIP area.
