Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University is an university in Davidson, Tennessee which is located on West End Avenue. Vanderbilt University is situated nearby to the stadium Hawkins Field, as well as near FirstBank Stadium.- Type: University
- Also known as: “Central University of Methodist Episcopal Church South” and “VU”
- Address: 2201 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN 37235
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vanderbilt University Medical Center and FirstBank Stadium.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Hospital
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The Vanderbilt University Medical Center is a medical provider with multiple hospitals in Nashville, Tennessee, as well as clinics and facilities throughout Middle Tennessee. Vanderbilt University Medical Center is situated 1,200 feet southeast of Vanderbilt University.
FirstBank Stadium
Stadium
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FirstBank Stadium is a college football stadium on the campus of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Opened 104 years ago in 1922 as the first stadium in the South to be used exclusively for college football, it is the home of the Vanderbilt Commodores football team. FirstBank Stadium is situated 1,300 feet west of Vanderbilt University.
Hawkins Field
Stadium
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Hawkins Field is a baseball stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. It is the home field of the Vanderbilt Commodores college baseball team. The stadium opened in 2002 adjacent to FirstBank Stadium and Memorial Gymnasium and holds 3,700 people. Hawkins Field is situated 940 feet west of Vanderbilt University.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include The Gulch and Nashville.
The Gulch
Neighborhood
The Gulch is a neighborhood on the south fringe of downtown Nashville, Tennessee, near Interstate 40, Interstate 65 and Interstate 24. It is known to be a trendy and hip neighborhood, and a popular destination for locals, college students, and visitors.
Nashville
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Nashville is the capital of the American state of Tennessee. With 716,000 residents in 2022, it is the state's largest city. Nashville is sometimes called the "Country Music Capital of the World" or more often "Music City, USA"; however, Nashville has done much to escape its country music image and become a regional center of culture and commerce.
Vanderbilt University
- Category: education
- Location: Davidson, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.14376° or 36° 8′ 38″ northLongitude
-86.80445° or 86° 48′ 16″ westElevation
551 feet (168 metres)Open location code
868M45VW+G6OpenStreetMap ID
way 131042264OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=universityOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
4664532
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Vanderbilt University” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جامعة فاندربيلت”
- Basque: “Vanderbilt Unibertsitatea”
- Bengali: “ভ্যান্ডারবিল্ট বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়”
- Chinese: “范德堡大学”
- Dutch: “Vanderbilt University”
- Esperanto: “Universitato Vanderbilt”
- Estonian: “Vanderbilti Ülikool”
- Finnish: “Vanderbiltin yliopisto”
- French: “Université Vanderbilt”
- Georgian: “ვანდერბილტის უნივერსიტეტი”
- German: “Vanderbilt University”
- Hebrew: “אוניברסיטת ואנדרבילט”
- Icelandic: “Vanderbilt-háskóli”
- Italian: “Università Vanderbilt”
- Japanese: “ヴァンダービルト大学”
- Korean: “밴더빌트 대학교”
- Persian: “دانشگاه وندربیلت”
- Polish: “Vanderbilt University”
- Portuguese: “Universidade Vanderbilt”
- Russian: “Университет Вандербильта”
- Spanish: “Universidad Vanderbilt”
- Swedish: “Vanderbilt University”
- Turkish: “Vanderbilt Üniversitesi”
- Ukrainian: “Університет Вандербільта”
- Western Panjabi: “وانڈربلٹ یونیورسٹی”
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Explore places such as University Club and 24th Annex.
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