Harper Island
Harper Island is an islet in Henderson, Illinois. Harper Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Carthage Lake, as well as near the locality Mooney Pocket.Places of Interest
Highlights include Burlington Rail Bridge and Burlington station.
Burlington Rail Bridge
Bridge
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The Burlington Bridge is a vertical-lift railroad bridge across the Mississippi River between Burlington, Iowa, and Gulfport, Illinois, United States. It is owned by BNSF Railway and carries two tracks which are part of BNSF's Chicago–Denver main line.
Burlington station
Railway station
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Burlington station is an Amtrak train station in Burlington, Iowa, United States. It is served by the California Zephyr, with one daily train in each direction. Burlington station is situated 2 miles northwest of Harper Island.
Capitol Theater
Theater building
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The Capitol Theater was a 700-seat theater in Burlington, Iowa. Opened in 1937, with the first showing being Mark Twain's classic The Prince and the Pauper. Capitol Theater is situated 2½ miles northwest of Harper Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gulfport and Burlington.
Gulfport
Hamlet
Gulfport is a village in Henderson County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the village population was 42, down from 54 at the 2010 census. Gulfport is situated 2½ miles north of Harper Island.
Burlington
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Burlington is a city in Southeast Iowa. It is on the Mississippi River and has a population of about 27,000. From the raising of the American flag here in 1805 by Zebulon Pike to becoming a post of the American Fur Company in 1829 and then Iowa Territory's first territorial capital in 1838, Burlington has been a place of considerable historical value.
West Burlington
Town
West Burlington is a city in Des Moines County, Iowa, United States, adjacent to the Mississippi River city of Burlington. The population was 3,197 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Burlington, IA–IL Micropolitan Statistical Area. West Burlington is situated 5 miles northwest of Harper Island.
Harper Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Henderson County, Illinois, United States of America
- Categories: island, locality, and landform
- Location: Henderson, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.78115° or 40° 46′ 52″ northLongitude
-91.07553° or 91° 4′ 32″ westElevation
525 feet (160 metres)Open location code
86GCQWJF+FQOpenStreetMap ID
way 49925980OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
“Harper Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Harper Island”
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Localities in the Area
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