Milky Way Park

Milky Way Park is a park in Chemung Township, McHenry County, Illinois. Milky Way Park is situated nearby to the community center Moose Lodge, as well as near the park Moose Athletic Field.

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. Harvard station is situated 1 mile east of Milky Way Park.

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 1½ miles northeast of Milky Way Park.

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 1½ miles west of Milky Way Park.

Capron

Village

Capron is a village in Boone County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Rockford, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,395 at the 2020 census, up from 1,376 at the 2010 census. Capron is situated 6 miles west of Milky Way Park.

Milky Way Park

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Chemung Township, McHenry County, Northern Illinois, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.41974° or 42° 25′ 11″ north

Longitude

-88.63417° or 88° 38′ 3″ west

Open location code

86JHC998+V8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 440466332

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Satellite Map

Discover Milky Way Park from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Moose Lodge and Moose Athletic Field.

Nearby Places

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