Lake Hamilton, Franklin County, Illinois     User input for Lake Hamilton, Franklin County, Illinois: Be the first to submit input for Lake Hamilton. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines        Illinois has many beautiful lakes and Lake Hamilton is one of them. There are plenty of folks from Mount Vernon here at Lake Hamilton, and Lake Moses is a glorious lake close by. Why not camp at Best Holiday Trav-l-park since you're here at Lake Hamilton, and do stop at Marcum Branch if you're here at Lake Hamilton. Lake Hamilton is a wet spot that gets much precipitation; March is the wettest month with most rain, and January is the month with the least moisture.       All through the summertime months highs here at Lake Hamilton reach the 80's; the night is rather colder of course, generally in the 60's. All through the winter the highs are commonly in the 30's, and overnight lows in the 20's for Lake Hamilton. This is no site for people who don’t like to enjoy themselves. Camping is available at Whittington Woods Campground. This lake is so wonderful. You can take a little trip to Lake Hamilton Dam since you're here at Lake                  Hamilton, and a great nearby hotel is Benton/West City Area. After a long day outdoors Benton-Days Inn is a great site to spend a night or two; a golf course nearby is Rend Lake Golf Course.   Benton/West City Area, Benton 3 miles away * The Super 8 of Benton is located in the county seat of Franklin County. We are close to many historical and recreational areas. The Du Quion Fairground, Rend Lake and the Fitzgerrell State Recreati... Benton-Days Inn, Benton 3 miles away Benton Days Inn is ideally located to shopping, arts, crafts, and many local businesses. We are just 7 miles from Rend Lake (20,000 sq. mi.) and halfway between Marion & Mt. Vernon on I-57. We are jus... Current weather conditions at Lake Hamilton, Franklin County, Illinois Local climate location: DU QUOIN 17 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 38.0525 Longitude: -88.90583 Illinois Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Illinois Franklin County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Franklin County Books about Lake Hamilton List of books available on Amazon.com about Lake Hamilton, Franklin County, Illinois. Outdoors Recreation Near Mount Vernon, Illinois Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Mount Vernon, Illinois, the metro area neareast to Lake Hamilton. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more. Illinois Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of Illinois.     These outdoors activities are available near Lake Hamilton.   Hotels Near Lake Hamilton: Benton/West City Area, Benton, 3 miles away Benton-Days Inn, Benton, 3 miles away Comfort Suites Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon, 14 miles away Mt. Vernon Super 8 Motel, Mount Vernon, 14 miles away Americas Best Inns-Mt. Vernon, Mount Vernon, 14 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Lake Hamilton: Whittington Woods Campground, Whittington, 1 miles away Best Holiday Trav-l-park, Whittington, 2 miles away Gun Creek Camp Ground Rsrvtns, Ewing, 2 miles away South Marchum Campground, Benton, 3 miles away   Golf Courses Near Lake Hamilton: Rend Lake Golf Course, Whittington, 2 miles away Benton Country Club, Benton, 2 miles away   Lakes Near Lake Hamilton: Lake Moses, Franklin CountyCounty, 3 miles away