Harbor Town
Harbor Town is a new urbanist-style neighborhood in Memphis, Tennessee. Harbor Town sits atop 132 acres on a sandbar in the Mississippi River known as Mud Island.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Suburb
- Description: human settlement in Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
- Also known as: “Harbor Town, Memphis”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Burkle Estate and Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Burkle Estate
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Burkle Estate is a historic home at 826 North Second Street in Memphis, Tennessee. It is also known as the Slavehaven. Although disputed by some historians, the Burkle Estate is claimed to have been part of the Underground Railroad – a secret network of way stations to help slaves escape to freedom in the northern states.
Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Halpaugh, Public domain.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is a pediatric treatment and research hospital headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded by entertainer Danny Thomas in 1962, it is a 501 designated nonprofit medical corporation which focuses on children's catastrophic diseases, particularly leukemia and other cancers.
FedExForum
Stadium
Photo: Marco Espino-Ovalle, Public domain.
FedExForum is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee. It is the home of the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association and the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of the University of Memphis, both of whom previously played home games at the Memphis Pyramid. FedExForum is situated 2½ miles south of Harbor Town.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hopefield and Downtown Memphis.
Hopefield
Locality
Hopefield was a small community on the Mississippi River in Crittenden County, Arkansas. Its location is near or included within the current limits of the city of West Memphis, Arkansas. Hopefield is situated 1½ miles southwest of Harbor Town.
Downtown Memphis
Suburb
Downtown Memphis is the central business district of Memphis, Tennessee, and is located along the Mississippi River between Interstate 40 to the north, Interstate 55 to the south, and Interstate 240 to the east, where it abuts Midtown Memphis. Downtown Memphis is situated 2 miles south of Harbor Town.
Beale Street
Neighborhood
Photo: Waldteufel78, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beale Street is a street in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee, which runs from the Mississippi River to East Street, a distance of approximately 1.8 miles. It is a significant location in the city's history, as well as in the history of blues music. Beale Street is situated 2 miles south of Harbor Town.
Harbor Town
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Shelby, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.17139° or 35° 10′ 17″ northLongitude
-90.05143° or 90° 3′ 5″ westOpen location code
867F5WCX+HCOpenStreetMap ID
node 7357471714OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q14709904
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Harbor Town” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Harbor Town”
- Urdu: “ہاربر ٹاؤن، میمفس”
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