Sylvan Hills
Sylvan Hills is a historic intown neighborhood in southwest Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Sylva, Latin for “forest”, describes the mature and dense tree canopy that shades the streets and homes of Sylvan Hills.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Also known as: “Sylvan Hills, Atlanta”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Perkerson Park and Oakland City station.
Perkerson Park
Park
Photo: Scuzelbut1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Perkerson Park is a 50-acre park in the Capitol View and Sylvan Hills neighborhoods of Atlanta, Georgia with many amenities such as a disc golf course, six tennis courts, basketball half-court, splash pads, an elaborate playground, recreational fields, all under the shady canopy of huge oak trees.
Oakland City station
Metro station
Photo: DeKalb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oakland City is a subway station in Atlanta, Georgia, serving the Red and Gold lines of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority rail system. Opened on December 15, 1984, it has one island platform between two tracks.
Lakewood/Fort McPherson station
Metro station
Lakewood / Fort McPherson is a subway station in Atlanta and East Point, Georgia, serving the Red and Gold lines of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority rail system.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capitol View and Pittsburgh.
Capitol View
Neighborhood
Capitol View is a historic intown southwest Atlanta, Georgia neighborhood. The neighborhood is 2.5 miles from downtown and was named for its views of the Georgia State Capitol building.
Pittsburgh
Neighborhood
Pittsburgh is a neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia, founded in 1883 as a Black working-class suburb alongside the Pegram rail shops. It was named Pittsburgh because the industrial area reminded one of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and its famous steel mills. Pittsburgh is situated 1½ miles northeast of Sylvan Hills.
South Atlanta
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
South Atlanta is a district in Atlanta that contains the Grant Park, Peoplestown, Lakewood Heights, and Mechanicsville neighborhoods, and is near the world's busiest airport.
Sylvan Hills
- Category: locality
- Location: Fulton, Georgia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.70927° or 33° 42′ 33″ northLongitude
-84.41771° or 84° 25′ 4″ westElevation
1,010 feet (308 metres)Open location code
865QPH5J+PWOpenStreetMap ID
node 154197193OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“Sylvan Hills” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Sylvan Hills”
- Hebrew: “סילבן הילס”
- Japanese: “シルヴァン・ヒルズ”
- Spanish: “Sylvan Hills (Atlanta)”
- Spanish: “Sylvan Hills”
- Swedish: “Sylvan Hills”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Forrest Park and Tyler Perry Studios Sound Stages.
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Highlights include New Calvary Missionary Baptist Church and Krishna Life Temple & Monastery.
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