HMS St Lawrence
1814 first-rate ship of the line that served on Lake Ontario.
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.

From De Kalb, the big name within reach is HMS St Lawrence, 59 mi away. With nothing inside De Kalb, the list has 2 places within 40 miles. The list around it takes in a ski area.

1814 first-rate ship of the line that served on Lake Ontario.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The outermost point is Antique Boat Museum, at 39 mi.
Orange: De Kalb. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
5 places, all within 60 miles, make the list.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in De Kalb → · De Kalb’s history →
HMS St Lawrence: C.H.J. Snider (see [1], 1879–1971[2]), Public domain · Enchanted Forest Water Safari: Arsenalforthewin, CC BY-SA 4.0