Oakland

Oakland is a bustling college neighborhood on the eastern side of , home to Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. The surrounding area is made up of several distinct neighborhoods, including the pleasant districts of Squirrel Hill and Shadyside.
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  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Also known as: “Oakland (Pittsburgh)”, “Oakland Pittsburgh”, “Oakland, Pittsburgh”, and “Pittsburgh/East End-South”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Carnegie Museum of Natural History and Cathedral of Learning.

Museum
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The is a natural history museum in the Oakland neighborhood of , . It was founded by Pittsburgh-based industrialist Andrew Carnegie in 1896.

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The is a 42-story skyscraper that serves as the centerpiece of the University of Pittsburgh's main campus in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Art gallery
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The is an art museum in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The museum was originally known as the Department of Fine Arts, Carnegie Institute and was located at what became the Main Branch of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shadyside and Uptown Pittsburgh.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the East End of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It has three zip codes and representation on Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 8.

Neighborhood
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Uptown is a neighborhood in the city of , Pennsylvania, southeast of the city's Central Business District. It is bordered on the north by the Hill District and lies across the Monongahela River from .

Neighborhood
is a small, somewhat isolated community at the bottom of Joncaire Street in Junction Hollow that runs along Boundary Street and is located in the Central Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, .

Oakland

Latitude
40.439° or 40° 26′ 20″ north
Longitude
-79.95575° or 79° 57′ 21″ west
Elevation
1,037 feet (316 metres)
Open location code
87G2C2QV+HP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158623661
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
5204165
Wiki­data ID
Q2263146
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Oakland” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “奧克蘭”
  • French: “Oakland”
  • German: “Oakland”
  • Hebrew: “אוקלנד”
  • Italian: “Oakland”
  • Japanese: “オークランド (ピッツバーグ)”
  • Japanese: “オークランド”
  • Korean: “오클랜드”
  • Russian: “Окланд”
  • Slovenian: “Oakland”
  • Swedish: “Oakland”
  • Urdu: “اوکلینڈ”

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