Moorehead Planetarium

Moorehead Planetarium is a building in Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina. Moorehead Planetarium is situated nearby to the museum Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, as well as near the garden Coker Arboretum.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Morehead Planetarium and Science Center and Coker Arboretum.

Morehead Planetarium and Science Center

Museum

Photo: Yeungb, CC BY 3.0.

Morehead Planetarium and Science Center is located on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As a unit of the university, Morehead receives about one-third of its funding through state sources, one-third through ticket and gift sales, and one-third through gifts and grants.

Coker Arboretum

Garden

Photo: Lee Coursey, CC BY 2.0.

Coker Arboretum is an arboretum within the North Carolina Botanical Garden on the campus of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Ackland Art Museum

Museum

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The Ackland Art Museum is a museum and academic unit of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It was founded through the bequest of William Hayes Ackland to The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Ackland Art Museum is situated 1,400 feet southwest of Moorehead Planetarium.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carrboro and Collins Crossing.

Carrboro

Town

Photo: Ethomsen, CC BY 2.5.

Carrboro is a town in Orange County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 21,295 at the 2020 census. The town, which is part of the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill combined statistical area, was named after North Carolina industrialist Julian S.

Collins Crossing

Neighborhood

Formerly Abby Court, and previously Old Well, is a complex of over 300 residences in North Carolina. Formerly advertised as a complex of “condominiums,” however only a few units, 63 to be exact, are still privately owned. Collins Crossing is situated 2 miles west of Moorehead Planetarium.

Southern Village

Suburb

Southern Village is a 312-acre of retail, office, and civic space. Southern Village was the top selling neighborhood in the Triangle market from 1999 to 2001. Southern Village is situated 2½ miles south of Moorehead Planetarium.

Moorehead Planetarium

Type: Building
Location: Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.914° or 35° 54′ 50″ north

Longitude

-79.0506° or 79° 3′ 2″ west

Elevation

472 feet (144 metres)

Open location code

8772WW7X+JQ

GeoNames ID

7194520

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