Old Well
The Old Well is a small, neoclassical cyclostyle on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus at the southern end of McCorkle Place. The current decorative form of the Old Well was modeled after the Temple of Love in the Gardens of Versailles and was completed in 1897.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Morehead Planetarium and Science Center and Ackland Art Museum.
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center
Museum
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. Morehead Planetarium and Science Center is situated 710 feet north of Old Well.
Ackland Art Museum
Museum
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carrboro and Collins Crossing.
Carrboro
Town
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 Old Well.
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 Old Well.
Old Well
- Type: Monument
- Description: landmark of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Category: spring
- Location: Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.91206° or 35° 54′ 43″ north
Longitude
-79.05124° or 79° 3′ 5″ west
Elevation
499 feet (152 metres)
Open location code
8772WW6X+RG
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Old Well” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “老井”
- Russian: “Старый колодец”
- Swedish: “Old Well”
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