Quick answer
From central Lake Catherine, Wenzel's Automotive is about 17.8 miles east, roughly 30 minutes in normal traffic, mostly via Route 173 and 9th Street. The shop is at 1101 Sheridan Rd in Winthrop Harbor, Illinois. Lake Catherine drivers come to us for tires & tire balancing, brake repair and exhaust repair.
Getting here from Lake Catherine
- Start out on Linden Lane.
- At the end of the road, turn left onto Route 173 for about 15 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 17.8 miles, about 14.6 miles on Route 173 and about 1.5 miles on 9th Street. The route has 5 turns, with no interstate driving. OpenStreetMap routing.
On the Chain O'Lakes
Lake Catherine is a lake community on the Chain O'Lakes north of Antioch. The drive is almost all Route 173 east, about 14 miles of it.
Lake life is hard on cars
Boat launches, wet ramps and gravel lots mean water, sand and grit under the car. Brake parts and exhaust hangers take the most of it. A rinse and an underbody check after summer helps.
Services Lake Catherine drivers ask for
Where Lake Catherine is
In a straight line, the shop is about 16 miles east of Lake Catherine, which is in Lake County, Illinois. Its nearest neighbors on our list: Channel Lake (1.0 miles), Antioch (1.8 miles) and Salem Lakes (3.6 miles).
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