Harvard Pit #1

Harvard Pit #1 is a mine in Alden Township, McHenry County, Illinois. Harvard Pit #1 is situated nearby to Lions Park, as well as near the nature reserve Irish Oaks.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Harvard station and Harvard High School.

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. Harvard station is situated 2 miles west of Harvard Pit #1.

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 1½ miles west of Harvard Pit #1.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Harvard and Alden.

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.

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 4 miles northeast of Harvard Pit #1.

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 4½ miles west of Harvard Pit #1.

Harvard Pit #1

Type: Mine
Categories: quarry and industry
Location: Alden Township, McHenry County, Northern Illinois, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.4258° or 42° 25′ 33″ north

Longitude

-88.5786° or 88° 34′ 43″ west

Open location code

86JHCCGC+8H

OpenStreetMap ID

node 585380726

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=mine

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Harvard First Presbyterian and Lions Park.

Nearby Places

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