Brightleaf Square
Brightleaf Square is a square in Durham Township, North Carolina. Brightleaf Square is situated nearby to the theater building Durham Performing Arts Center, as well as near the neighborhood American Tobacco Historic District.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Durham Performing Arts Center and Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
Durham Performing Arts Center
Theater building
Photo: Bz3rk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Durham Performing Arts Center opened November 30, 2008 as the largest performing arts center in the Carolinas at a cost of $48 million. The DPAC hosts over 200 performances a year including touring Broadway productions, high-profile concert and comedy events, family shows and the American Dance Festival. Durham Performing Arts Center is situated 540 feet southwest of Brightleaf Square.
Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Stadium
Photo: Baseball Bugs, Public domain.
Durham Bulls Athletic Park is a 10,000-seat ballpark in Durham, North Carolina, that is home to the Durham Bulls, the Triple-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball. Durham Bulls Athletic Park is situated 1,300 feet southwest of Brightleaf Square.
Carolina Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Wgreaves, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Carolina Theatre is a performing arts and cinema complex in downtown Durham, North Carolina. The facility is operated by a nonprofit organization named The Carolina Theatre of Durham, Inc. under a management agreement with the City of Durham, which owns the complex. Carolina Theatre is situated 1,200 feet north of Brightleaf Square.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Durham and American Tobacco Historic District.
Durham
Photo: Specious, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Of the three cities that make up North Carolina's Research Triangle, Durham has traditionally been the grittier, more working-class one. A city of about 283,500 residents in 2020, Durham's early wealth was built on tobacco and textiles, with a vibrant African-American community that once made the city a center for Black culture.
American Tobacco Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Davidwells75, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The American Tobacco Historic District is a historic tobacco factory complex and national historic district located in Durham, Durham County, North Carolina.
Joyland
Neighborhood
Joyland is an unincorporated community in Durham County, North Carolina, United States, on North Carolina Highway 98, east of its junction with U.S. Route 70. Most of Joyland was annexed by the city of Durham in 1966. Joyland is situated 2½ miles east of Brightleaf Square.
Brightleaf Square
- Type: Square
- Location: Durham Township, Durham, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.99459° or 35° 59′ 41″ northLongitude
-78.9014° or 78° 54′ 5″ westElevation
394 feet (120 metres)Open location code
8773X3VX+RCGeoNames ID
4457190
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Brightleaf Square from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Brightleaf Square”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sarah P Duke Gardens and Hayes.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Mechanics and Farmers Bank and Durham County Detention Center.
North Carolina: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Charlotte, Raleigh, Asheville, and Greensboro.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Photo: southernfoodwaysalliance, CC BY 2.0.