Lake Forest, IL, USA

Latitude and longitude coordinates are: 42.245686, -87.867012.

Lake Forest is a city and a part of the Chicago metropolitan area in Lake County, northeastern Illinois, United States, located on the coast of Lake Michigan, 30 miles north of Chicago. The area was originally inhabited by The Potawatomi. The city was founded in 1857 and incorporated in 1861. It is home to Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, Lake Forest College, Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, and Lake Forest Academy. Lake Forest was also home to Barat College from 1858 to 2005. There are many parks and nature preserves in the city such as Lake Forest Park, Forest Park, Lake Forest Open Lands Association, Florsheim Nature Preserve, and Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve. The 1980 film "Ordinary People" directed by Robert Redford was shot in Lake Forest. The city was also used as a filming location in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Ocean's Twelve, Public Enemies, etc.

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Lake Forest, IL, USA Lat Long Coordinates Info

The latitude of Lake Forest, IL, USA is 42.245686, and the longitude is -87.867012. Lake Forest, IL, USA is located at United States country in the Cities place category with the gps coordinates of 42° 14' 44.4696'' N and 87° 52' 1.2432'' W.