Lake Ellen

Lake Ellen is a locality in Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina. Lake Ellen is situated nearby to the neighborhood North Forest Hills, as well as near the hamlet Ashley Forest.

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. Ackland Art Museum is situated 2½ miles south of Lake Ellen.

Morehead Planetarium and Science Center

Museum

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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. Morehead Planetarium and Science Center is situated 2½ miles south of Lake Ellen.

Varsity Theatre

Movie theater

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Varsity Theatre is a movie theater, which is situated 2½ miles south of Lake Ellen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carrboro and Collins Crossing.

Carrboro

Town

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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 3 miles southwest of Lake Ellen.

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 3½ miles southwest of Lake Ellen.

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 4½ miles south of Lake Ellen.

Lake Ellen

Type: Locality
Location: Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.94653° or 35° 56′ 48″ north

Longitude

-79.05251° or 79° 3′ 9″ west

Elevation

430 feet (131 metres)

Open location code

8772WWWW+JX

GeoNames ID

4474716

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