Tonsler Park
Benjamin Tonsler Park is a park in Charlottesville, Virginia. It was the location of Balloon 3 in the 2009 DARPA Network Challenge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Wcedmisten, CC BY 4.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: park in Virginia, United States of America, United States of America
- Also known as: “Benjamin Tonsler Park”, “Benjamin Tonsler Park, Charlottesville”, and “Benjamin Tonsler Playground”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ridge Street Historic District and Charlottesville Union Station.
Ridge Street Historic District
Park
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Ridge Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Charlottesville, Virginia. The district encompasses 32 contributing buildings in a four block residential section of the city of Charlottesville.
Charlottesville Union Station
Railway station
Photo: Bill McChesney, CC BY 2.0.
The Charlottesville Union Station, located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, is served by Amtrak's Cardinal, Crescent, and daily Northeast Regional passenger trains.
Daughters of Zion Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Daughters of Zion Cemetery, also known as Zion Cemetery, Society Cemetery, and Old Oakwood Section, is a historic African-American cemetery located at Charlottesville, Virginia, United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include The Corner and Willoughby.
The Corner
Quarter
Photo: Queerbubbles, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Corner is a seven-block collection of bars, restaurants, bookstores, and night spots on University Avenue in Charlottesville, Virginia, extending from 121⁄2 Street Southwest to Chancellor Street. located across the street from the University of Virginia.
Willoughby
Neighborhood
Willoughby is an unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States.
University of Virginia
Village
University of Virginia is a census-designated place in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 7,704. University of Virginia is situated 2 miles northwest of Tonsler Park.
Tonsler Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Charlottesville, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.0259° or 38° 1′ 33″ northLongitude
-78.49055° or 78° 29′ 26″ westElevation
423 feet (129 metres)Open location code
87C32GG5+9QOpenStreetMap ID
way 254177868OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Tonsler Park from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
“Tonsler Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tonsler Park”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Vinegar Hill and Starr Hill.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Islamic Society of Central Virginia and Heart and Soul Fitness.
Central Virginia: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Richmond, Lynchburg, Petersburg, and Danville.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tonsler Park”. Photo: Wcedmisten, CC BY 4.0.