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ROUTE INORMATION FROM WHEATON IL TO RAPID
CITY SD
I-80 Route
(about 960 mi.)
Take Naperville Road 3 miles south to the
East-West tollway. Travel on the tollway to the I-80 intersection.
Take I-80 across Iowa to I-29 near Council Bluffs, Iowa. Take
I-680 north bypass around Council Bluffs to the I-29 intersection.
Take I-29 north to I-90 just west of Sioux Falls, SD. Take
I-90 west all the way to Rapid City.
I-90 Route (about 940 mi)
Take IL-59 north to I-90 west. Take I-90 all
the way to Rapid City.
DIRECTIONS FROM RAPID CITY TO THE WHEATON
COLLEGE SCIENCE STATION
- On I 90 at Rapid City, past Rushmore Mall,
exit south on to I-190 (West Blvd.).
- At the first traffic light on Omaha, turn
right (west) onto SD 44.
- Turn left on Mountain View Dr. (south).
The Baken Park Shopping Center is the best (and last) place
to shop prior to arriving at the Station. Take Mountain
View Dr. south to Jackson Blvd. (SD 44).
- Turn left (west) on to Jackson Blvd. (SD
44).
- After about 8 miles (mostly uphill) turn
left (south) onto Hisega Rd. Fireside Inn restaurant at
the corner.
- Turn right (west) on Wheaton Road (see
sign for Science Station and Black Hills Nursery) and follow
the narrow lane straight to the Science Station.
- Student parking and the Men's Dorm are
along the gravel road to the right. The rest of the campus
and the Women's Dorm are along the gravel road to the left.

AIR AND BUS TRAVEL
Rapid City is served by several airlines at
Rapid City Regional Airport and by buses through the city
bus terminal. Students traveling by air or bus should contact
the Science Station Director for pick-up service (Nominal
fees charged for pick-ups).
TRAVEL BY WHEATON COLLEGE VAN
Students may travel to the Science Station
in college vans, as space is available. Vans leave the main
campus a few days before classes begin and return after the
sessions end. Nominal fee covers travel and hotel stay en
route.
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