How far is New Ipswich, NH from Harvard, IL?

The driving distance from New Ipswich, NH to Harvard, IL is about 1014.3 miles (1632.4 km), with a travel time of about 20h 27m by car.

  • The straight-line flight distance is about 851.5 miles (1370.3 km).
  • For a round trip, plan for roughly 40h 55m of driving time before adding stops, traffic, or weather delays.
  • A comfortable departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM EDT.
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Road
1014.33 mi
20h 27m
Flight
851.48 mi
1370.32 km direct

This drive is better planned with a longer stop or an overnight stay.

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Flight Distance

Direct air line
851.48 mi
Kilometers
1370.32 km
Flight Time
01h 42m

Driving Distance

Road route
1014.33 mi
Kilometers
1632.41 km
Drive Time
20h 27m

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Drive time stays fixed at 20h 27m.

Arrival Snapshot
Arrive in Harvard
Fri, Oct 16, 8:29 AM CDT
Return by in New Ipswich
Sat, Oct 17, 5:57 AM EDT
Useful when you're deciding between a quick errand, a day trip, or a longer stop.
Leave New Ipswich
2026-10-15T13:02
Arrive Harvard
Fri, Oct 16, 9:29 AM EDT
Route Timing
20h 27m
One way by road
Best Departure Window
6:00 AM to 7:30 AM EDT
Treat this as a longer travel day
Arrive between
1:28 AM to 2:58 AM CDT

Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.

Leave by
7:04 PM EDT
Keeps a same-day return open with about 08h 00m at the destination.
Back in New Ipswich
8:00 PM EDT
Overnight-style route

You are leaving earlier than the recommended window, which gives you extra margin for breaks and traffic.

Halfway Point

A useful midpoint for breaks, coffee, or meeting in the middle.

Mid-route stop
Avonia
PA

Census designated place

From New Ipswich
506.2 mi
10h 13m
To Harvard
508.1 mi
10h 13m

Route Weather Snapshot

Check the forecast at both ends before you head out.

Origin
60°F
Thursday

Sunny

Starts
Thu, Oct 15 6:00 AM EDT
Wind
0 to 10 mph N
Destination
61°F
Thursday

Rain Showers

Starts
Thu, Oct 15 6:00 AM CDT
Wind
5 to 10 mph E

Driving Route Map

The map below follows the saved road route between New Ipswich and Harvard.

Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions

Step-by-step road directions between New Ipswich and Harvard.

  1. 1

    Start on Main Street

    1.2 km · 1 min · Main Street

  2. 2

    At the end of the road, turn left onto Turnpike Road

    7.7 mi · 13 min · Turnpike Road

  3. 3

    Turn left onto Prescott Road

    1.1 km · 2 min · Prescott Road

  4. 4

    Turn straight onto Squantum Road

    75 m · 6 sec · Squantum Road

  5. 5

    Continue on Cathedral Road

    2.9 mi · 6 min · Cathedral Road

  6. 6

    Turn right onto NH Route 119

    7.1 mi · 11 min · NH Route 119

  7. 7

    Turn right onto NH Route 12 North

    2.4 mi · 3 min · NH Route 12 North

  8. 8

    Continue on Fitzwilliam Road

    1.2 mi · 1 min · Fitzwilliam Road

  9. 9

    Continue on South Main Street

    1109 ft · 14 sec · South Main Street

  10. 10

    Continue on Central Square

    544 ft · 7 sec · Central Square

  11. 11

    Continue on North Main Street

    2.6 mi · 3 min · North Main Street

  12. 12

    Continue on NH Route 12

    1.5 mi · 2 min · NH Route 12

  13. 13

    Continue on Monadnock Highway

    3.1 mi · 4 min · Monadnock Highway

  14. 14

    Enter the roundabout and take exit 2 toward Monadnock Highway

    31 m · 1 sec · Monadnock Highway

  15. 15

    Exit the roundabout onto Monadnock Highway

    1628 ft · 21 sec · Monadnock Highway

  16. 16

    Continue on Main Street

    1.6 km · 1 min · Main Street

  17. 17

    Turn left onto State Route 101

    1.2 km · 1 min · State Route 101

  18. 18

    Enter the roundabout and take exit 2 toward State Route 10

    57 m · 2 sec · State Route 10

  19. 19

    Exit the roundabout onto State Route 10

    2444 ft · 51 sec · State Route 10

  20. 20

    Continue on Franklin Pierce Highway

    1 km · 1 min · Franklin Pierce Highway

  21. 21

    Enter the roundabout and take exit 2 toward Franklin Pierce Highway

    37 m · 2 sec · Franklin Pierce Highway

  22. 22

    Exit the roundabout onto Franklin Pierce Highway

    13.7 mi · 20 min · Franklin Pierce Highway

  23. 23

    Continue on United States Navy Seabees Bridge

    135 m · 11 sec · United States Navy Seabees Bridge

  24. 24

    Continue on Chesterfield Road

    1124 ft · 39 sec · Chesterfield Road

  25. 25

    Enter the roundabout and take exit 2 toward the route

    43 m · 5 sec

  26. 26

    Exit the roundabout

    92 m · 7 sec

  27. 27

    Keep slight left

    1869 ft · 46 sec

  28. 28

    Merge slight left

    2.4 mi · 3 min

  29. 29

    Take the exit slight right toward VT 9 West: Brattleboro, Bennington

    2592 ft · 59 sec

  30. 30

    Turn right onto VT 9 West

    51 m · 5 sec

  31. 31

    Merge slight left onto Western Avenue

    1.7 mi · 4 min · Western Avenue

  32. 32

    Continue on Marlboro Road

    4.2 mi · 7 min · Marlboro Road

  33. 33

    Continue on Vermont Route 9

    11.7 mi · 19 min · Vermont Route 9

  34. 34

    Continue on East Main Street

    1.3 mi · 4 min · East Main Street

  35. 35

    Continue on Vermont Route 9 West

    17.5 mi · 27 min · Vermont Route 9 West

  36. 36

    Continue on Woodford Road

    1.5 km · 2 min · Woodford Road

  37. 37

    Continue on Main Street

    129 m · 12 sec · Main Street

  38. 38

    Turn right onto Bennington Bypass

    2.8 mi · 4 min · Bennington Bypass

  39. 39

    Keep slight left to continue on Bennington Bypass

    4 mi · 5 min · Bennington Bypass

  40. 40

    Continue on Bennington Connector

    1.2 mi · 2 min · Bennington Connector

  41. 41

    Continue on Mapletown Road

    3.6 mi · 6 min · Mapletown Road

  42. 42

    Continue straight

    21 mi · 34 min

  43. 43

    Turn right

    2780 ft · 43 sec

  44. 44

    Keep slight left to continue on Collar City Bridge

    4.6 mi · 6 min · Collar City Bridge

  45. 45

    Keep slight left

    1342 ft · 21 sec

  46. 46

    Merge slight left onto Adirondack Northway

    5 mi · 7 min · Adirondack Northway

  47. 47

    Keep slight right to continue on I 87 South, I 90: Boston, Albany, New York, Buffalo

    1694 ft · 32 sec

  48. 48

    Continue on I 87 South, I 90 West: New York, Buffalo

    2619 ft · 51 sec

  49. 49

    Keep slight left

    280.7 mi · 5 hr 26 min

  50. 50

    Keep slight left to continue on New York State Thruway

    67.2 mi · 1 hr 18 min · New York State Thruway

  51. 51

    Continue on AMVETS Memorial Highway

    100.1 mi · 1 hr 55 min · AMVETS Memorial Highway

  52. 52

    Keep slight right

    1.3 mi · 2 min

  53. 53

    Keep slight right to continue on Euclid Spur

    3.8 mi · 5 min · Euclid Spur

  54. 54

    Merge slight right onto Lakeland Freeway

    8.8 mi · 11 min · Lakeland Freeway

  55. 55

    Continue on Cleveland Memorial Shoreway

    1.9 mi · 3 min · Cleveland Memorial Shoreway

  56. 56

    Keep slight left to continue on Innerbelt

    1.9 mi · 3 min · Innerbelt

  57. 57

    Keep slight left to continue on Innerbelt

    1.7 mi · 2 min · Innerbelt

  58. 58

    Keep slight right to continue on I 90 East, I 71 South, SR 176 South

    26.2 mi · 32 min

  59. 59

    Keep slight left to continue on Ohio Turnpike Connector

    144.5 mi · 2 hr 35 min · Ohio Turnpike Connector

  60. 60

    Continue on Indiana Toll Road

    155.7 mi · 2 hr 49 min · Indiana Toll Road

  61. 61

    Turn straight onto Indiana Toll Road

    963 ft · 2 min · Indiana Toll Road

  62. 62

    Merge slight right onto Indiana Toll Road

    1.6 km · 2 min · Indiana Toll Road

  63. 63

    Continue on Chicago Skyway

    2.9 mi · 5 min · Chicago Skyway

  64. 64

    Turn straight onto Chicago Skyway

    724 ft · 18 sec · Chicago Skyway

  65. 65

    Merge slight left onto Chicago Skyway

    4.1 mi · 6 min · Chicago Skyway

  66. 66

    Keep slight left to continue on Chicago Skyway

    1987 ft · 31 sec · Chicago Skyway

  67. 67

    Merge slight left onto Dan Ryan Expressway (Express)

    7.2 mi · 11 min · Dan Ryan Expressway (Express)

  68. 68

    Continue on Kennedy Expressway

    7.9 mi · 11 min · Kennedy Expressway

  69. 69

    Take the exit slight right toward Montrose Avenue

    1041 ft · 29 sec

  70. 70

    Turn left onto West Montrose Avenue

    1.1 km · 1 min · West Montrose Avenue

  71. 71

    Turn right onto North Milwaukee Avenue

    1.1 mi · 2 min · North Milwaukee Avenue

  72. 72

    Turn left onto North Northwest Highway

    21 m · 2 sec · North Northwest Highway

  73. 73

    Continue on North Northwest Highway

    1.6 km · 2 min · North Northwest Highway

  74. 74

    Turn slight left onto West Bryn Mawr Avenue

    1.8 mi · 4 min · West Bryn Mawr Avenue

  75. 75

    Continue on West Higgins Road

    3.1 mi · 5 min · West Higgins Road

  76. 76

    Take the ramp right toward I 90 Toll West

    1334 ft · 33 sec

  77. 77

    Merge slight left onto Jane Addams Memorial Tollway

    35.1 mi · 38 min · Jane Addams Memorial Tollway

  78. 78

    Take the exit slight right toward US 20: Hampshire, Marengo

    2399 ft · 1 min

  79. 79

    At the end of the road, turn left onto U.S. Grant Memorial Highway

    2537 ft · 53 sec · U.S. Grant Memorial Highway

  80. 80

    Continue on East Grant Highway

    1.1 km · 55 sec · East Grant Highway

  81. 81

    Enter the roundabout and take exit 2 toward East Grant Highway

    28 m · 2 sec · East Grant Highway

  82. 82

    Exit the roundabout onto East Grant Highway

    3.3 mi · 4 min · East Grant Highway

  83. 83

    Enter the roundabout and take exit 3 toward East Grant Highway

    60 m · 4 sec · East Grant Highway

  84. 84

    Exit the roundabout onto East Grant Highway

    4.4 mi · 6 min · East Grant Highway

  85. 85

    Turn right onto South State Street

    10.6 mi · 16 min · South State Street

  86. 86

    At the end of the road, turn left onto South Division Street

    1.7 mi · 3 min · South Division Street

  87. 87

    Arrive at your destination

    0 m · 1 sec · North Division Street

Car Route Details

A richer read on the saved driving route between New Ipswich and Harvard.

OSRM road route
Drive Character

Long-distance drive

This route is long enough that fuel, rest stops, weather, and timing matter more than any single maneuver.

Directions
87 steps
31 turns on the saved route
Ramps & Exits
24
8 merges, 16 ramps or exits
Navigation Density
8.6 / 100 mi
Decision points by distance
Main Roads
I 87 South
282 mi · 28%
Indiana Toll Road
157 mi · 15%
Ohio Turnpike Connector
145 mi · 14%
AMVETS Memorial Highway
101 mi · 10%
New York State Thruway
67.2 mi · 7%
Jane Addams Memorial Tollway
35.1 mi · 3%
Longest Stretch

I 87 South

Keep slight left

281 mi · 05h 26m

Route Summary

A quick read on whether this route feels easy, ambitious, or worth planning around.

Trip Read

Better with a longer stop

This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.

Drive Time
20h 27m
Overnight route
Same-Day Return
40h 56m
Round-trip wheel time
Road vs Air
+162.8 mi
851.5 mi direct line
Halfway Stop
Avonia
10h 13m from New Ipswich
Leave By
7:04 PM EDT
Overnight-style route
Weather Watch

Sunny leaving New Ipswich and Rain Showers near Harvard.

Trip Questions

Direct answers travelers usually want before committing to the drive.

How long does it take to drive from New Ipswich to Harvard?

The road trip is about 1014.3 miles (1632.4 km) and usually takes 20h 27m in normal driving conditions.

Is this a same-day trip or an overnight route?

This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.

What is the halfway point on this route?

Avonia is a useful midpoint, sitting about 506.2 miles from New Ipswich and 508.1 miles from Harvard.

How much longer is the road route than the straight-line distance?

The direct path is about 851.5 miles (1370.3 km), while the road route adds roughly 162.8 extra miles because roads do not follow the straight air line.

When is the best time to leave for this route?

A good departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM EDT. Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.

How much will gas cost for this route?

Using about 28.3 MPG, regular gas is estimated at $153.68 one way or $307.36 round trip. Estimated CO2 is about 318.1 kg one way.

Do you cross a time zone on this route?

Yes. There is about a 1 hour time difference between New Ipswich and Harvard, so arrival and return times should be read in local time.

What should you check before leaving?

Before you leave, expect Sunny around New Ipswich and Rain Showers near Harvard.

Stop Ideas Near Avonia

Useful break, food, and waypoint ideas within about 15 miles of the route midpoint.

Mid-route Guidance
Local place coverage is thin around Avonia, so nearby transit and meeting points are shown instead.
Reviewed stop coverage is still thin around this midpoint, so practical transit waypoints are shown on the right.

Transit and Meeting Points

Useful pickup, handoff, or rendezvous points close to Avonia.

RAIL

Union Station

18 mi away
125 West 14th Street
BUS

Jamestown, New York

85 mi away
111 West Third Street
BUS

Fredonia, New York

88 mi away
1 State University of New York
BUS

Dunkirk, New York

91 mi away
411 Central Ave.

Flight Path Map

This map shows the direct air route between New Ipswich and Harvard. Straight-line distance: 851.48 mi (1370.32 km).

New Ipswich

#1 New Ipswich

Town in New Hampshire

Population5,429
Coordinates42.7481400, -71.8542400
Altitude323
CountryUnited States
Harvard

#2 Harvard

Private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Population8,979
Coordinates42.4222400, -88.6137100
Altitude292
CountryUnited States
Start: New Ipswich (-71.85424, 42.74814)
End: Harvard (-88.61371, 42.42224)

Estimated Travel Time

Distance: 1632 km by road

SpeedTime
30 mph (48.3 km/h)33h 47m
40 mph (64.37 km/h)25h 21m
50 mph (80.47 km/h)20h 17m
60 mph (96.56 km/h)16h 54m
70 mph (112.65 km/h)14h 29m
80 mph (129 km/h)12h 39m

Fuel, Round Trip and CO2

Estimated fuel cost and emissions for this route.

One-way fuel
35.79 gal
135.49 L · about $153.68
Round trip
$307.36
71.58 gal · 270.98 L
Estimated CO2
318.1 kg one way
Round trip: 636.1 kg / 1402 lb CO2, using regular gasoline.
Fuel$/galOne wayRound trip
Regular gas $4.29 $153.68 $307.36
Mid-grade $4.88 $174.80 $349.60
Premium $5.34 $191.01 $382.02
Diesel $6.35 $227.34 $454.68

Assumes 8.3 L/100 km (about 28.3 MPG). CO2 is an estimate and varies by vehicle, fuel blend, traffic, and terrain.

Prices in New Hampshire · Oct 15, 2026

Please keep in mind that there is a 1 hour time gap between New Ipswich, NH and Harvard, IL. The current time in New Ipswich is 13:02:08, although it is 12:02:08 in Harvard.

Distance to Other Cities

How did we calculate? Place names are translated into coordinates. The Haversine formula calculates straight-line distance; driving distance uses road network data.