Watch Factory Depot
Watch Factory Depot is a railway station in Elgin Township, Kane, Illinois which is located on National Street. Watch Factory Depot is situated nearby to the military installation Illinois National Guard Elgin Armory, as well as near Elgin National Watch Company Observatory.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Elgin National Watch Company Observatory and National Street/Elgin station.
Elgin National Watch Company Observatory
Observatory
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
The Elgin National Watch Company Observatory is a historic building in Elgin, in the U.S. state of Illinois. It was built in 1910 to serve the Elgin National Watch Company two blocks to the west. Elgin National Watch Company Observatory is situated 690 feet east of Watch Factory Depot.
National Street/Elgin station
Railway station
Photo: Adam Moss, CC BY-SA 2.0.
National Street is one of three stations on Metra's Milwaukee District West Line in Elgin, Illinois. The station is 36.0 miles away from Chicago Union Station, the eastern terminus of the line. National Street/Elgin station is situated 1,600 feet southwest of Watch Factory Depot.
Elgin station
Railway station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elgin and Elgin Historic District.
Elgin
Photo: Zcarstvnz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Elgin is a city in Chicagoland known for its Victorian architecture and the Elgin Symphony Orchestra.
Elgin Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
The Elgin Historic District is a set of 697 buildings in Elgin, Illinois. Of these, 429 contribute to the district's historical integrity. The district is the oldest portion of the city, and contains mostly residences and churches.
South Elgin
Town
South Elgin is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 23,865. In 2007, Money magazine named South Elgin as 82nd of 100 entries in its "America's Best Places to Live" edition and again in 2011 as 98th of 100 entries. South Elgin is situated 2½ miles south of Watch Factory Depot.
Watch Factory Depot
- Type: Railway station
- Address: National Street, Elgin, IL 60120
- Categories: building, historic site, and transportation
- Location: Elgin Township, Kane, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.03056° or 42° 1′ 50″ northLongitude
-88.27624° or 88° 16′ 35″ westOpen location code
86JH2PJF+6GOpenStreetMap ID
way 602717656OpenStreetMap feature
building=train_stationOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
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