Rock Island Abbey Station

Rock Island Abbey Station is a railway station in Rock Island, Illinois. Rock Island Abbey Station is situated nearby to Webber Park, as well as near the garden Augie Acres.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Quad City Botanical Center and Fort Armstrong.

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 2,600 feet west of Rock Island Abbey Station.

Fort Armstrong

Military installation

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Fort Armstrong, was one of a chain of western frontier defenses which the United States erected after the War of 1812. It was located at the foot of Rock Island, in the Mississippi River near the present-day Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Fort Armstrong is situated 4,100 feet northwest of Rock Island Abbey Station.

Old Main

College building

Photo: Smallbones, CC0.

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 2,100 feet southeast of Rock Island Abbey Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Broadway Historic District and Rock Island.

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.

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.

Quad Cities

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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 Abbey Station

Type: Railway station
Categories: building and transportation
Location: Rock Island, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.50813° or 41° 30′ 29″ north

Longitude

-90.55548° or 90° 33′ 20″ west

Open location code

86HFGC5V+7R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 305085401

OpenStreetMap feature

building=train_station

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Webber Park and Augie Acres.

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