McFarland Memorial Bell Tower
The McFarland Memorial Bell Tower is a 185-foot bell tower located on the South Quad of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The tower was approved by the University's trustees in 2005 and built in 2008-2009.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tower
- Description: 185-foot bell tower at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Also known as: “McFarland Carillon Bell Tower”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Krannert Art Museum and Foellinger Auditorium.
Krannert Art Museum
Museum
The Krannert Art Museum is a fine art museum located at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Champaign, Illinois, United States. It has 48,000 square feet of space devoted to all periods of art, dating from ancient Egypt to contemporary photography. Krannert Art Museum is situated 1,100 feet west of McFarland Memorial Bell Tower.
Foellinger Auditorium
Theater building
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The Foellinger Auditorium, located at 709 S. Mathews Avenue in Urbana, Illinois, on the campus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, is a concert hall and the university's largest lecture hall. Foellinger Auditorium is situated 1,100 feet north of McFarland Memorial Bell Tower.
Memorial Stadium
Stadium
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Gies Memorial Stadium is a stadium on the campus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Champaign, Illinois, United States. The stadium, used primarily for football, is a memorial to the university's students who died in World War I; their names are engraved on the nearly 200 pillars surrounding the stadium's façade. Memorial Stadium is situated 2,800 feet southwest of McFarland Memorial Bell Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Champaign-Urbana and Wilbur Heights.
Champaign-Urbana
Champaign-Urbana is a metropolitan area in central Illinois, composed of the towns of Champaign, Urbana, and Savoy. The community is the site of the main campus of the University of Illinois, one of the great public universities of the United States.
Wilbur Heights
Hamlet
Wilbur Heights is an unincorporated community in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. Wilbur Heights is a northern suburb of Champaign and Urbana. Wilbur Heights is situated 3 miles north of McFarland Memorial Bell Tower.
Savoy
Village
Savoy is a village in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 8,857 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area. Savoy is situated 3½ miles south of McFarland Memorial Bell Tower.
McFarland Memorial Bell Tower
- Categories: bell tower and building
- Location: Cunningham Township, Champaign, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.10283° or 40° 6′ 10″ northLongitude
-88.22719° or 88° 13′ 38″ westHeight
184 feet (56 metres)Open location code
86GH4Q3F+44OpenStreetMap ID
way 137475345OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q6801142
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