<p>It’s only about a 10 minute walk to your first step into Harvard yard. I can do it in 8 if I’m in a hurry. It feels far the first 2-3 times you do it, but after time 4+ I’ve barely noticed. (And there’s the shuttle for when it’s dark, raining, or I’m running late.) The walk is fairly pretty.</p>
<p>A lot of the river houses really aren’t that much closer to the Yard, actually, though. They’re closer to each other, but 3 more river houses are about 7 minutes from the Yard, while 3 others are about 10 minutes away on the other side. That leaves only Adams, Quincy, and Lowell as being Really Significantly Closer. Plus Cabot may have the nicest rooms on campus! Sometimes I get a little jealous :3</p>