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Illinois has a maximum north–south distance of 390 miles (630 km) and 210 miles (340 km) east-west. Total area is 57,918 square miles (150,010 km 2 ), ranked 25th in size of the 50 states. Water area is 2,325 square miles (6,020 km 2 ); Lake Michigan accounts for most of this. Charles Mound in the northwest Driftless Area is the highest point ...
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Illinois: Illinois – fifth most populous of the 50 states of the United States of America. Illinois lies between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi River and the Ohio River in the Midwestern United States. Chicago, Illinois, is the third most populous ...
There are 102 counties in Illinois. The most populous of these is Cook County, the second-most populous county in the United States and the home of Chicago, while the least populous is Hardin County. The largest by land area is McLean County, while the smallest is Putnam County. Illinois's FIPS state code is 17 and its postal abbreviation is IL.
Kickapoo State Recreation Area is an Illinois state park on 2,842 acres (1,150 ha) in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. Located between Oakwood, Illinois and Danville, Illinois, this park is easily accessible through route I-74. It is 28 miles (45 km) away from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and 95 miles (153 km) from ...
Added to NRHP. August 6, 1998. Cave-In-Rock State Park is an Illinois state park, on 204 acres (0.83 km 2 ), in the town of Cave-in-Rock, Hardin County, Illinois, in the United States. The state park contains the historic Cave-In-Rock, a landmark of the Ohio River. It is maintained by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR).
Carlyle, Illinois. Coordinates. 38°39′30″N 89°19′51″W. / 38.65833°N 89.33083°W / 38.65833; -89.33083. Area. 3,000 acres (1,214 ha) Governing body. Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Eldon Hazlet State Recreation Area ⫽ ˈheɪzlɛt ⫽ is an Illinois state park on 3,000 acres (1,214 ha) in Clinton County, Illinois ...
Chain O'Lakes State Park (Illinois) / 42.45889°N 88.17417°W / 42.45889; -88.17417. Chain O'Lakes State Park is a 2,793-acre (1,130 ha) Illinois state park at the inlet of the Fox River into the Chain O'Lakes in Lake and McHenry counties, in the suburban wildlife of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is one of the centerpieces of the ...
Coordinates. 38°13′03″N89°52′09″W38.21750°N 89.86917°W. Area. 2,200 acres (890 ha) Governing body. Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Peabody River State Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on 2,200 acres (890 ha) in Randolph County, Illinois, United States. It is built on reclaimed mines worked by the Peabody ...