Quick answer
Driving from Channel Lake? Plan on about 31 minutes and 19.1 miles east to Wenzel's Automotive, mainly on Route 173 and 9th Street. The shop is at 1101 Sheridan Rd, Winthrop Harbor, IL, and Channel Lake customers come in for tires & tire balancing, brake repair and steering & suspension.
Getting here from Channel Lake
- Start out on Lake Street V51.
- Continue as the road becomes Lake Street.
- At the end of the road, turn left onto Route 173 for about 16 miles.
- Turn left onto Lewis Avenue for about a mile.
- Turn right onto 9th Street for about 1.5 miles.
- Turn right onto Sheridan Road (Route 137).
- Turn left at 11th Street. Wenzel's Automotive is on the corner at 1101 Sheridan Rd.
Of the 19.1 miles, about 15.9 miles on Route 173 and about 1.5 miles on 9th Street. The route has 5 turns, with no interstate driving. OpenStreetMap routing.
The longest straight run
Channel Lake is near the Wisconsin line on the Chain O'Lakes. The drive here is about 16 miles on Route 173, then a short hop on Lewis Avenue and 9th Street.
Seasonal driving
Summer brings boat traffic and tow vehicles; winter brings quiet, lightly treated side roads. Tires and suspension take the brunt of both.
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Where Channel Lake is
In a straight line, the shop is about 17 miles east of Channel Lake, which is in Lake County, Illinois. Its nearest neighbors on our list: Lake Catherine (1.0 miles), Antioch (2.8 miles) and Salem Lakes (4.3 miles).
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