Colonial Heights
Colonial Heights is a neighborhood in Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina. Colonial Heights is situated nearby to the hamlet Elkins Hills, as well as near the neighborhood University Gardens Apartments.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ackland Art Museum and Morehead Planetarium and Science Center.
Ackland Art Museum
Museum
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The Ackland Art Museum is a museum and academic unit of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It was founded through the bequest of William Hayes Ackland to The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center
Museum
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center is located on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As a unit of the university, Morehead receives about one-third of its funding through state sources, one-third through ticket and gift sales, and one-third through gifts and grants.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carrboro and Collins Crossing.
Carrboro
Town
Carrboro is a town in Orange County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 21,295 at the 2020 census. The town, which is part of the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill combined statistical area, was named after North Carolina industrialist Julian S.
Collins Crossing
Neighborhood
Formerly Abby Court, and previously Old Well, is a complex of over 300 residences in North Carolina. Formerly advertised as a complex of “condominiums,” however only a few units, 63 to be exact, are still privately owned. Collins Crossing is situated 2 miles southwest of Colonial Heights.
Southern Village
Suburb
Southern Village is a 312-acre of retail, office, and civic space. Southern Village was the top selling neighborhood in the Triangle market from 1999 to 2001. Southern Village is situated 3 miles south of Colonial Heights.
Colonial Heights
- Type: Neighborhood
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.92651° or 35° 55′ 35″ northLongitude
-79.06146° or 79° 3′ 41″ westElevation
394 feet (120 metres)Open location code
8772WWGQ+JCOpenStreetMap ID
way 518440809OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
4461474
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