No, it does not.
The Gulf of Mexico is to the south of most of the US.
Illinois does not border the Gulf of Mexico. Illinois borders Lake Michigan.
It depends on your current location. From Florida? To the west. From California? To the east. From Illinois? To the south.
In general terms, the Gulf of Mexico is east of Mexico City. However, as the Gulf is a huge expanse of water, its bearing from Mexico City varies greatly. The northern Gulf of Mexico (around New Orleans) has a bearing from Mexico City of 40° northeast; the southern Gulf of Mexico (around the city of Coatzacoalcos, Mexico) is around 104° east-southeast from Mexico City.
The Gulf of Mexico is southeast from California.
Lake Superior is north of the Gulf of Mexico.
It flows in a northeasterly direction, from the Gulf of Mexico to Western Europe.
At the south west, past the Gulf of Mexico.
Southeast.
North west
North.
It rises in northern Minnesota and flows southward into the Gulf of Mexico.