Quick answer
Wenzel's Automotive at 1101 Sheridan Rd in Winthrop Harbor is about 31 minutes from Wildwood: 19.6 miles northeast, with most of the drive on Skokie Highway (US 41) and Route 173. Drivers from Wildwood come to us for brake repair, oil change & maintenance and tires & tire balancing.
Getting here from Wildwood
- Start out on Old Plank Road.
- Turn right onto Sears Boulevard.
- At the end of the road, turn left onto Belvidere Road (Route 120) for about 2.3 miles.
- Bear right onto the local road.
- Turn left onto Milwaukee Avenue (Route 21) for about 1.6 miles.
- Continue as the road becomes Milwaukee Avenue for under a mile.
- Continue as the road becomes Riverside Drive for about 1.4 miles.
- Continue as the road becomes Skokie Highway (US 41) for about 5.5 miles.
- Turn right onto Route 173 for about 4.7 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 19.6 miles, about 5.5 miles on Skokie Highway (US 41) and about 4.7 miles on Route 173. The route has 9 turns, and about 6 miles are on highway. OpenStreetMap routing.
Belvidere Road to US 41
From Wildwood, the route takes Belvidere Road (Route 120) east to US 41, north to Route 173 and east into Winthrop Harbor.
A lake neighborhood near Gages Lake
Wildwood is an unincorporated community in Warren Township near Gages Lake. Daily trips into Gurnee and Grayslake mean many short, stop-and-go miles.
Services Wildwood drivers ask for
Where Wildwood is
Wildwood is in Lake County, Illinois, about 13 miles southwest of the shop in a straight line. The closest other towns on our list are Gages Lake (1.1 miles), Grayslake (2.2 miles) and Third Lake (2.2 miles).
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