The Meadows

The Meadows is a neighborhood in Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina. The Meadows is situated nearby to the neighborhood Turnberry, as well as near Kings Arms Appartments.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Morehead Planetarium and Science Center and Leigh Farm.

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. Morehead Planetarium and Science Center is situated 2½ miles southwest of The Meadows.

Leigh Farm

Park

Photo: GreenRunner0, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Leigh Farm is a historic home and plantation complex located near Chapel Hill, Durham County, North Carolina. The house was built about 1834, and is a one-story, three-bay, frame dwelling with a broad gable roof. Leigh Farm is situated 2 miles southeast of The Meadows.

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. Coker Arboretum is situated 2½ miles southwest of The Meadows.

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 3½ miles southwest of The Meadows.

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 4 miles southwest of The Meadows.

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 southwest of The Meadows.

The Meadows

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

35.93587° or 35° 56′ 9″ north

Longitude

-79.01803° or 79° 1′ 5″ west

Elevation

299 feet (91 metres)

Open location code

8772WXPJ+8Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 552239884

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

4494834

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