Martin Luther King Jr. Park
Martin Luther King Jr. Park is a park in Orange, North Carolina which is located on Hillsborough Road. Martin Luther King Jr. Park is situated nearby to Carrboro Community Garden at MLK, Jr. Park, as well as near Bel Arbor Neighborhood Park.- Opening hours: 7:00 AM—sunset
- Type: Park
- Address: 1120 Hillsborough Road, Carrboro, NC 27510
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ackland Art Museum and Morehead Planetarium and Science Center.
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 southeast of Martin Luther King Jr. Park.
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 2½ miles east of Martin Luther King Jr. Park.
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. Weaver Street Market is situated 1½ miles southeast of Martin Luther King Jr. Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carrboro and Collins Crossing.
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.
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.
Chapel Hill
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Scenic and regularly decked out in "Carolina blue", Chapel Hill is a lovely college town in North Carolina that makes up the westernmost point of the Research Triangle.
Martin Luther King Jr. Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Orange, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.92613° or 35° 55′ 34″ northLongitude
-79.0901° or 79° 5′ 24″ westNamed after
Martin Luther King Jr.Open location code
8772WWG5+FXOpenStreetMap ID
way 33068947OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Highlights include Carrboro Community Garden at MLK, Jr. Park and Bel Arbor Neighborhood Park.
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