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Skokie Lagoons

189 m620 ft
Tonight
52°FPartly cloudy · Wind 5–10 mph SSE

Skokie Lagoons is a lake at 189 m above sea level in Illinois, United States.

All facts
Surface elevation
189 m
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3D map

Skokie Lagoons 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 4 × 4 km

Surface
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Topographic map

Skokie Lagoons terrain and contours

2 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 10 mShowing west → east through the centre

Skokie Lagoons elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Skokie Lagoons weather

Tonight · Partly cloudy · 52°F (11°C) · Wind 5–10 mph SSE

Skokie Lagoons forecast for about 191 m.

  • Tonight52°–5–10 mph SSE
  • Sat53°67°–5–10 mph SSE
  • Sun54°73°–5–10 mph SSW
  • Mon50°61°2%5–15 mph NNE
  • Tue51°62°9%5–10 mph E
  • Wed53°67°9%5–10 mph S
  • Thu47°65°15%5–10 mph WSW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 24, 00:41 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Skokie Lagoons

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Skokie Lagoons, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest parking

    0.2 km N

    +2 more within 0.5 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest trailhead

    North Branch Brown Paved Trail

    0.4 km W · +2 more within 1.8 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 6
PlaceDistance
Parking0.2 km N
North Branch Brown Paved TrailTrailhead0.4 km W
Parking0.4 km W
Parking0.5 km E
North Branch Purple Paved SpurTrailhead1.2 km SW
Trailhead1.8 km NW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 4 × 4 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 99% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
99.1%
Moderate, 15–30°
0.9%
Steep, 30–45°
0.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.0% of the 16 km² view
Relief in view
32 m low point 175 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 68.0%Built-up 15.9%Grassland 11.3%Water 4.6%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 2 km; 1,039 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • American pokeweed184
  • White snakeroot77
  • Great Blue Heron67
  • Common buckthorn64
  • White-tailed Deer60
  • Black-crowned Night Heron55
Where it sits

Where Skokie Lagoons sits

Region
Illinois6United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

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Downloads

Skokie Lagoons downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-08-22)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Protected area
USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia