Harvard

Harvard is a railway stop in Chemung Township, McHenry County, Illinois. Harvard is situated nearby to Saint Joseph Catholic Church, as well as near Mary D Ayer Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Harvard station and Dacy Airport.

Harvard station

Railway station

Photo: Cosmo1976, CC BY 3.0.

Harvard station is a Metra commuter rail station in Harvard, Illinois. It is the terminus of the Union Pacific Northwest Line. Harvard is the farthest Metra station from Chicago at 63.16 miles from Chicago; the next furthest stop, Antioch on the North Central Service, is over 10 miles closer to Chicago at 52.9 miles.

Dacy Airport

Aerodrome

The Dacy Airport is a privately owned, public-use airport located 1 mile southwest of Harvard, Illinois, United States.

Harvard High School

School

Harvard High School, also known as HHS, is a 4-year public high school located in Harvard, Illinois, about 4 miles south of Wisconsin and 80 miles northwest of Chicago. Harvard High School is situated 3,800 feet northeast of Harvard.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Harvard and Chemung.

Harvard

Photo: Cosmo1976, Public domain.

Harvard is a city located in McHenry County, Illinois. The population was 9,469 at the 2020 census. The city is 63 miles from the Chicago Loop and it is the last stop on the Union Pacific Northwest Line.

Chemung

Village

Chemung, elevation 896 feet, is an unincorporated census-designated place in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 276. Chemung is situated 2½ miles west of Harvard.

Alden

Village

Alden, elevation 1,004 feet, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. It was named a CDP for the 2020 census, at which time it had a population of 113. Alden is situated 6 miles northeast of Harvard.

Harvard

Type: Railway stop
Categories: transport stop and transportation
Location: Chemung Township, McHenry County, Northern Illinois, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.41929° or 42° 25′ 9″ north

Longitude

-88.61683° or 88° 37′ 1″ west

Network

Metra

Open location code

86JHC99M+P7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 236269253

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=stop_position

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=stop

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