Elkins Hills
Elkins Hills is a hamlet in Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina. Elkins Hills is situated nearby to the neighborhood Colonial Heights, as well as near the suburb Bolin.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ackland Art Museum and Morehead Planetarium and Science Center.
Ackland Art Museum
Museum
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. Carrboro is situated 1½ miles southwest of Elkins Hills.
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 Elkins Hills.
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 3½ miles south of Elkins Hills.
Elkins Hills
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.92987° or 35° 55′ 48″ north
Longitude
-79.06307° or 79° 3′ 47″ west
Elevation
479 feet (146 metres)
Open location code
8772WWHP+WQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
GeoNames ID
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