Tenney Circle

Tenney Circle is a neighborhood in Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina. Tenney Circle is situated nearby to the neighborhood Franklin Hills, as well as near Davie Circle.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Morehead Planetarium and Science Center and Ackland Art Museum.

Morehead Planetarium and Science Center

Museum

Photo: Yeungb, CC BY 3.0.

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.

Ackland Art Museum

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Coker Arboretum

Garden

Photo: Lee Coursey, CC BY 2.0.

Coker Arboretum is an arboretum within the North Carolina Botanical Garden on the campus of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carrboro and Collins Crossing.

Carrboro

Town

Photo: Ethomsen, CC BY 2.5.

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 2 miles southwest of Tenney Circle.

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 2½ miles southwest of Tenney Circle.

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 southwest of Tenney Circle.

Tenney Circle

Type: Neighborhood
Categories: residential area and locality
Location: Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
View on OpenStreetMap

Latitude

35.92098° or 35° 55′ 16″ north

Longitude

-79.04422° or 79° 2′ 39″ west

Elevation

446 feet (136 metres)

Open location code

8772WXC4+98

OpenStreetMap ID

way 565178835

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

4494733

This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.

We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Tenney Circle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Franklin Hills and Davie Circle.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Davie Circle Garden and Small Courtyard.

North Carolina: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Charlotte, Raleigh, Asheville, and Greensboro.

Curious Localities to Discover

Uncover intriguing localities from every corner of the globe.