Sylvan Heights
Sylvan Heights is a hamlet in Shelby, Tennessee. Sylvan Heights is situated nearby to the hamlet New Chelsea, as well as near the quarter Speedway Terrace.Places of Interest
Highlights include Northside High School and Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Northside High School
School
Northside High School was a high school in the Klondike neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee that closed in 2016. It was operated by Shelby County Schools and was previously in Memphis City Schools.
Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Halpaugh, Public domain.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is a pediatric treatment and research hospital headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded by entertainer Danny Thomas in 1962, it is a 501 designated nonprofit medical corporation which focuses on children's catastrophic diseases, particularly leukemia and other cancers. Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital is situated 2 miles southwest of Sylvan Heights.
Burkle Estate
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Burkle Estate is a historic home at 826 North Second Street in Memphis, Tennessee. It is also known as the Slavehaven. Although disputed by some historians, the Burkle Estate is claimed to have been part of the Underground Railroad – a secret network of way stations to help slaves escape to freedom in the northern states. Burkle Estate is situated 1½ miles southwest of Sylvan Heights.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Memphis and Harbor Town.
North Memphis
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
North Memphis is one of the five defined districts of Memphis, Tennessee. It includes smaller neighborhoods such as Klondike, New Chicago, Douglass, Hyde Park, Hollywood, Nutbush, Binghampton, Smokey City, Scutterfeld, Frayser, and Raleigh. North Memphis is situated 1½ miles east of Sylvan Heights.
Harbor Town
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Harbor Town is a new urbanist-style neighborhood in Memphis, Tennessee. Harbor Town sits atop 132 acres on a sandbar in the Mississippi River known as Mud Island. Harbor Town is situated 2 miles west of Sylvan Heights.
Hollywood
Hamlet
Hollywood is a neighborhood on the north side of Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Hollywood is situated 2½ miles east of Sylvan Heights.
Sylvan Heights
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Shelby, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.17648° or 35° 10′ 35″ northLongitude
-90.01731° or 90° 1′ 2″ westElevation
240 feet (73 metres)Open location code
867F5XGM+H3OpenStreetMap ID
node 151853556OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4661462
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 Sylvan Heights from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Sylvan Heights”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as New Chelsea and Speedway Terrace.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Deliverance Temple Restoration Church and Antioch Baptist Church.
Tennessee: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville, and Chattanooga.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.