Poplar West
Poplar West is a neighborhood in Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina. Poplar West is situated nearby to the neighborhood Brighton Square, as well as near Sylvia Square.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ackland Art Museum and Weaver Street Market.
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 2 miles east of Poplar West.
Weaver Street Market
Supermarket
Weaver Street Market is a worker- and consumer-owned cooperative selling natural and organic food with a focus on local and fair trade products. The original market is situated in the heart of Carrboro, North Carolina, in Carr Mill Mall and hosts many community events.
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center
Museum
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 2 miles east of Poplar West.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Collins Crossing and Carrboro.
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.
Carrboro
Town
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.
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 2½ miles southeast of Poplar West.
Poplar West
- Type: Neighborhood
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.91352° or 35° 54′ 49″ northLongitude
-79.08898° or 79° 5′ 20″ westOpen location code
8772WW76+CCOpenStreetMap ID
way 264992099OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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