I'm from the Chicago area, and around here everyone navigates by the lake. For whatever reason, you tend to always know which direction Lake Michigan is in, an

I'm from the Chicago area, and around here everyone navigates by the lake. For whatever reason, you tend to always know which direction Lake Michigan is in, and therefore you know which way is East (this happens even when you are dozens of miles from the lake). I don't know if it is because of the general contours of the land, or what, but I've heard this from a number of people around here. But no one can explain (or even show scientifically) that they can always find the Lake.