Forrest Park
Forrest Park is a park in Shelby, Tennessee. Forrest Park is situated nearby to the neighborhood Medical District, as well as near the suburb Downtown Memphis.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Park
- Description: park in Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
- Also known as: “Forrest Park Historic District”, “Health Sciences Park”, “Nathan Bedford Forest Park”, and “Nathan Bedford Forrest Park”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sun Studio and University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
Sun Studio
Photo: David Jones, CC BY 2.0.
Sun Studio is a recording studio opened by rock-and-roll pioneer Sam Phillips at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, on January 3, 1950. It was originally called Memphis Recording Service, sharing the same building with the Sun Records label business.
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
University
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is a public medical school in Memphis, Tennessee. It includes the Colleges of Health Professions, Dentistry, Graduate Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy.
FedExForum
Stadium
Photo: Marco Espino-Ovalle, Public domain.
FedExForum is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee. It is the home of the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association and the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of the University of Memphis, both of whom previously played home games at the Memphis Pyramid.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Medical District and Downtown Memphis.
Medical District
Neighborhood
The Memphis Medical District is an area which was created to provide a central location for medical care, serving both Memphis and the Mid-South.
Downtown Memphis
Suburb
Downtown Memphis is the central business district of Memphis, Tennessee, and is located along the Mississippi River between Interstate 40 to the north, Interstate 55 to the south, and Interstate 240 to the east, where it abuts Midtown Memphis.
Memphis
Photo: Chris Brown, CC BY 2.0.
Memphis is the second largest city in the state of Tennessee, after Nashville. The state rests in the southeastern portion of the United States. Memphis, with a population of more than 651,000, is also the county seat for Shelby County.
Forrest Park
- Categories: historic district and recreation area
- Location: Shelby, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.13963° or 35° 8′ 23″ northLongitude
-90.03471° or 90° 2′ 5″ westElevation
272 feet (83 metres)Open location code
867F4XQ8+V4OpenStreetMap ID
way 48974372OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
“Forrest Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Forrest Park (parke sa Estados Unidos, Tennessee)”
- Cebuano: “Forrest Park”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Baptist Health Topic Library.
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