John Deere Planetarium
John Deere Planetarium is a planetarium in Rock Island Township, Illinois. John Deere Planetarium is situated nearby to Fryxell Geology Museum, as well as near the church Ascension Chapel.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Main and Weyerhaeuser House.
Old Main
College building
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Old Main, Augustana College is a historic building located in Rock Island, Illinois, United States. It was built between 1884 and 1893 on the campus of Augustana College, and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Old Main is situated 650 feet northwest of John Deere Planetarium.
Weyerhaeuser House
House
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The Weyerhaeuser House, also known as House on the Hill, is a building in Rock Island, Illinois, United States. It was built in 1865 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. The home is now part of the Augustana College campus. Weyerhaeuser House is situated 1,900 feet west of John Deere Planetarium.
Quad City Botanical Center
Garden
Photo: Ctjf83, Public domain.
The Quad City Botanical Center is a set of botanical gardens located next to the Mississippi River at 2525 4th Avenue, Rock Island, Illinois. The center is open daily except major holidays; an admission fee is charged. The center opened on June 20, 1998. Quad City Botanical Center is situated 1 mile northwest of John Deere Planetarium.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Broadway Historic District and Quad Cities.
Broadway Historic District
Neighborhood
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Broadway Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district and neighborhood in Rock Island, Illinois, United States. It is roughly bounded by 17th and 23rd street, 5th and 7th avenues, Lincoln Court, and 12th and 13th avenues.
Quad Cities
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Quad Cities is a metropolitan area of five, not four, closely-entangled cities and their suburbs on either side of the Mississippi River between Iowa and Illinois. It is part of both the Western Illinois and Eastern Iowa regions.
Rock Island
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rock Island is one of the Quad Cities in Western Illinois. Downtown Rock Island has art galleries and theaters, nightclubs and coffee shops, and restaurants of all flavors.
John Deere Planetarium
- Type: Planetarium
- Categories: building, college building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Rock Island Township, Rock Island, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.50279° or 41° 30′ 10″ northLongitude
-90.5485° or 90° 32′ 55″ westLevels
2Open location code
86HFGF32+4HOpenStreetMap ID
way 151525263OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=planetariumOpenStreetMap feature
building=college
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Highlights include Fryxell Geology Museum and Ascension Chapel.
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