Tyser Tower

Tyser Tower is a building in Prince George’s County, Capital Region, Maryland which is located on Fieldhouse Drive. Tyser Tower is situated nearby to Byrd Stadium, as well as near Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Byrd Stadium and Ludwig Field.

Byrd Stadium

Stadium

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SECU Stadium is an outdoor athletic stadium on the campus of the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland. It is the home of Maryland Terrapins football and men's lacrosse teams, which compete in the Big Ten Conference.

Ludwig Field

Stadium

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Ludwig Field is a soccer stadium located on the campus of the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland. Since its opening in 1995, it has been the home of the Terrapin men's and women's soccer teams. The facility also includes a running track. Ludwig Field is situated 1,000 feet southwest of Tyser Tower.

Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium

Stadium

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Shipley Field at Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium is a baseball stadium in College Park, Maryland. It has served as the home field of the Maryland Terrapins baseball team at the University of Maryland since 1954. Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium is situated 1,000 feet east of Tyser Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include College Heights Estates Historic District and College Park.

College Heights Estates Historic District

Neighborhood

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The College Heights Estates Historic District encompasses 170 contributing buildings in a mid-20th century automobile-centered residential suburban area of University Park, Maryland, and the neighboring unincorporated area of College Heights Estates in Prince George's County.

College Park

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College Park is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, located approximately four miles from the northeast border of Washington, D.C. Its population was 34,740 at the 2020 United States census.

Calvert Hills Historic District

Suburb

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Calvert Hills Historic District is a national historic district in College Park, Prince George's County, Maryland. It is roughly bounded on the north by Calvert Road, on the east by the Green Line metrorail corridor, on the south by the northern boundary of Riverdale Park, and on the west by Baltimore Avenue.

Tyser Tower

Type: Building
Address: 8197 Fieldhouse Drive, College Park, MD 20742
Location: Prince George’s County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.98975° or 38° 59′ 23″ north

Longitude

-76.94785° or 76° 56′ 52″ west

Elevation

138 feet (42 metres)

Height

81 feet (25 metres)

Roof shape

flat

Named after

Ralph J. Tyser

Open location code

87C5X3Q2+WV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 25215513

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

GeoNames ID

6340018

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