Evanston Township
Evanston is a city in the North Shore region of Illinois along the shores of Lake Michigan. Evanston has many identities: college town, dining destination, cultural center and gateway to the wealthy North Shore, although the city itself is anything but homogeneous in regards to economic status, culture and race.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Northwestern University Library and Grosse Point Light.
Northwestern University Library
Library
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
Northwestern University Libraries is the main academic library system of Northwestern University. Northwestern Libraries host a total of 8,198,268 printed or electronic volumes.
Grosse Point Light
Lighthouse
Photo: JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The historic Grosse Point Light is located in Evanston, Illinois. Following several shipping disasters near Evanston, residents successfully lobbied the federal government for a lighthouse.
Marywood Academy
Town hall
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The Marywood Academy is a historic building located at 2100 Ridge Avenue in Evanston, Illinois. The building was built in 1900 as Visitation Academy to serve as a girls' Catholic school led by the Visitation Sisters.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wilmette and Rogers Park.
Wilmette
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Wilmette is 16 miles north of Chicago. It is part of the affluent corridor of lakefront Chicago suburbs known as the North Shore. It is the location of the world's oldest still-standing Bahá'í House of Worship.
Rogers Park
Photo: Jdsteakley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rogers Park is the northern border of Chicago — the wild-eyed inheritor of uninhibited lakefront, swamps become beaches, and the beauty of Chicago bricks.
Evanston Township
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Township of Evanston”
- Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.0464° or 42° 2′ 47″ northLongitude
-87.694° or 87° 41′ 38″ westElevation
600 feet (183 metres)Open location code
86JJ28W4+GCGeoNames ID
4891393
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Notable Places Nearby
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