Thurston-Bowles Building

Thurston-Bowles Building is an university building in Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina which is located on Manning Drive. Thurston-Bowles Building is situated nearby to Kenan Stadium, as well as near Ackland Art Museum.

Type: University building
Also known as: “Thurston Bowles Building”
Address: 104 Manning Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kenan Stadium and Ackland Art Museum.

Kenan Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Yeungb, CC BY 3.0.

Kenan Stadium is a college football stadium located on Stadium Drive in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Opened in 1927, it is home to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's football team, which competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Kenan Stadium is situated 2,200 feet northeast of Thurston-Bowles Building.

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 3,200 feet north of Thurston-Bowles Building.

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. Morehead Planetarium and Science Center is situated 3,900 feet north of Thurston-Bowles Building.

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 1½ miles west of Thurston-Bowles Building.

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 1½ miles southwest of Thurston-Bowles Building.

Thurston-Bowles Building

Categories: building and education
Location: Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.90379° or 35° 54′ 14″ north

Longitude

-79.05439° or 79° 3′ 16″ west

Elevation

512 feet (156 metres)

Levels

Open location code

8772WW3W+G6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 526344951

OpenStreetMap feature

building=university

GeoNames ID

7701321

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