Abe Martin Field

Abe Martin Field is a pitch in Carbondale Township, Jackson, Illinois. Abe Martin Field is situated near Richard ‘Itchy’ Jones Stadium, as well as near the pitch Batting Cages.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Banterra Center and Davies Gym.

Banterra Center

Stadium

Photo: JosephRoberto, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Banterra Center is an 8,284-seat multi-purpose arena, on the campus of Southern Illinois University, in Carbondale, Illinois, United States. Construction on the arena began in the spring of 1962 and took nearly two years to complete. Banterra Center is situated 1,500 feet northeast of Abe Martin Field.

Davies Gym

Sports venue

Davies Gym is the home of the Southern Illinois Salukis women's volleyball team and former home of all indoor sports at SIU. Upon completion of the SIU Arena in 1964, men's programs moved to the new facility. Davies Gym is situated 1 mile north of Abe Martin Field.

Faner Hall

University building

Photo: Saluki2001, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Faner Hall is a building on the campus of Southern Illinois University Carbondale in Carbondale, Illinois. It is named after Robert D. Faner, a former English professor at the university. Faner Hall is situated 4,000 feet north of Abe Martin Field.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carbondale and Makanda.

Carbondale

Photo: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0.

Carbondale is a small city of about 25,000 in Southern about 14 miles east of the Mississippi River at roughly the southern edge of the plains, and the northern limit of the Shawnee hills.

Makanda

Photo: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0.

Makanda is a village in Jackson County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 547, down from 561 in 2010. In the early 20th Century it used the slogan "Star of Egypt." Makanda is part of the Carbondale, Illinois Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Abe Martin Field

Type: Pitch
Categories: baseball, recreation area, and sports location
Location: Carbondale Township, Jackson, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.70449° or 37° 42′ 16″ north

Longitude

-89.2209° or 89° 13′ 15″ west

Open location code

869GPQ3H+QJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 179915398

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=pitch

OpenStreetMap feature

sport=baseball

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Richard ‘Itchy’ Jones Stadium and Batting Cages.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Dan Callahan Clubhouse and Track and Field Building.

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