Oglethorpe University
Oglethorpe University is an university in DeKalb County, Georgia. Oglethorpe University is situated nearby to the memorial Crypt of Civilization, as well as near the town Brookhaven.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Crypt of Civilization and Dekalb-Peachtree Airport.
Crypt of Civilization
Memorial
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Crypt of Civilization is an impenetrable, airtight, room-sized time capsule, built between 1937 and 1940, at Oglethorpe University in Brookhaven, Georgia. Crypt of Civilization is situated 1,000 feet southeast of Oglethorpe University.
Dekalb-Peachtree Airport
Aerodrome
DeKalb–Peachtree Airport, also known as Peachtree–DeKalb Airport, is a county-owned, public-use airport in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The airport is located in the city of Chamblee, just northeast of Atlanta. Dekalb-Peachtree Airport is situated 2 miles east of Oglethorpe University.
Brookhaven/Oglethorpe station
Metro station
Photo: Biomedeng, Public domain.
Brookhaven/Oglethorpe is a subway station in Brookhaven, Georgia, on the Gold Line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority rail system. An elevated station, it is located one mile south of Oglethorpe University. Brookhaven/Oglethorpe station is situated 1¼ miles south of Oglethorpe University.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brookhaven and Chamblee.
Brookhaven
Town
Photo: Mmann1988, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brookhaven, formerly North Atlanta, is a city in the northeastern suburbs of Atlanta that is located in western DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, directly northeast of Atlanta.
Chamblee
Photo: Biomedeng, Public domain.
Chamblee is a city in northern DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, northeast of Atlanta. The population was 30,164 as of the 2020 census.
Doraville
Photo: Thomson200, CC0.
Doraville is in Metro Atlanta. It was once the location of the Doraville GM plant, which closed in 2005 and now a mixed-use shopping district is proposed to be built at that location.
Oglethorpe University
- Type: University
- Also known as: “Midway Seminary”, “Oglethorpe College”, and “Presbyterian College for Men”
- Category: education
- Location: DeKalb County, Georgia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.87619° or 33° 52′ 34″ northLongitude
-84.33434° or 84° 20′ 4″ westElevation
1,004 feet (306 metres)Open location code
865QVMG8+F7OpenStreetMap ID
way 68048275OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=universityGeoNames ID
4213952
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