Stony Island
Stony Island is a railway stop in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Stony Island is situated nearby to the public building Illinois Department of Employment Security, as well as near Chestnut Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stony Island station and Mosque Maryam.
Stony Island station
Railway station
Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stony Island station is the first electrified commuter rail station on the South Chicago Branch of the Metra Electric Line, on 71st Street west of the intersection with Stony Island Avenue, 9.10 miles from the northern terminus at Randolph Street Station.
Mosque Maryam
Mosque
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Mosque Maryam, also known as Muhammad Mosque #2 or Temple #2, is the headquarters of the Nation of Islam, located in Chicago, Illinois. It is at 7351 South Stony Island Avenue in the South Shore neighborhood. Mosque Maryam is situated 2,000 feet south of Stony Island.
Nation of Islam
Office
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The Nation of Islam is a religious organization founded in the United States by Wallace Fard Muhammad in 1930. The NOI is centralized and hierarchical. Nation of Islam is situated 1,900 feet south of Stony Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jackson Park Highlands District and South Shore.
Jackson Park Highlands District
Neighborhood
The Jackson Park Highlands District is a historic district in the South Shore community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The district was built in 1905 by various architects. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on October 25, 1989.
South Shore
Suburb
Photo: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Shore is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States. Located on the city's South Side, the area is named for its location along the city's southern lakefront.
Chatham-South Shore
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Chatham-South Shore is a district at the heart of Chicago's South Side, home to the real Chicago blues, some mind-blowing BBQ, and the best soul food in town.
Stony Island
- Type: Railway stop
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.76602° or 41° 45′ 58″ northLongitude
-87.58721° or 87° 35′ 14″ westNetwork
MetraOpen location code
86HJQC87+C4OpenStreetMap ID
node 712890903OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stop
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Highlights include Stony Island Metra Station and Illinois Department of Employment Security.
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