Quick answer
Wenzel's Automotive at 1101 Sheridan Rd in Winthrop Harbor is about 38 minutes from Highwood: 20.7 miles north, with most of the drive on Sheridan Road (Route 137) and McKinley Road. Drivers from Highwood come to us for brake repair, tires & tire balancing and check engine light & diagnostics.
Getting here from Highwood
- Start out on Prairie Avenue.
- At the end of the road, turn left onto Waukegan Avenue.
- Continue as the road becomes Sheridan Road for about 2.3 miles.
- Continue as the road becomes Westleigh Road.
- Turn right onto Western Avenue for about 1.3 miles.
- Turn left onto McKinley Road for about 1.3 miles.
- Continue as the road becomes Sheridan Road for about 2.8 miles.
- Turn right onto Buckley Road.
- Turn right onto Sheridan Road (Route 137) for about 5.3 miles.
- At the fork, bear right onto Route 137 for under a mile.
- Turn right onto Sheridan Road (Route 137) for about 6.3 miles.
- Turn right at 11th Street. Wenzel's Automotive is on the corner at 1101 Sheridan Rd.
Of the 20.7 miles, about 11.6 miles on Sheridan Road (Route 137) and about 5.0 miles on Sheridan Road. The route has 11 turns, with no interstate driving. OpenStreetMap routing.
Near Fort Sheridan
Highwood is a small city between Highland Park and Lake Forest, next to the former Fort Sheridan. The route north follows Sheridan Road through Lake Forest and Lake Bluff, then Route 137.
City streets, short trips
Highwood's compact downtown means short trips and lots of parking-lot miles. Batteries and brakes feel that first.
Services Highwood drivers ask for
Where Highwood is
Highwood is in Lake County, Illinois, about 19 miles south of the shop in a straight line. The closest other towns on our list are Highland Park (1.2 miles), Deerfield (2.7 miles) and Bannockburn (3.0 miles).
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