Oakwood Park

Oakwood Park is a park in Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, which is located on Oakwood Drive. Oakwood Park is situated near Glen Lennox Shopping Center, as well as near the fire station Chapel Hill Fire Department Station 2.

Opening hours: dawn–dusk
Type: Park
Address: 15 Oakwood Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27517

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Kenan Stadium and Morehead Planetarium and Science Center.

Kenan Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Yeungb, CC BY 3.0.

Kenan Stadium is a college football stadium located on Stadium Drive in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Opened in 1927, it is home to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's football team, which competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Kenan Stadium is situated 1½ miles west of Oakwood Park.

Morehead Planetarium and Science Center

Museum

Photo: Yeungb, CC BY 3.0.

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 1½ miles west of Oakwood Park.

Dean Smith Center

Stadium

Photo: Snargle, Public domain.

The Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center is a multi-purpose arena in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, used primarily as the home for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tar Heels men's basketball team. Dean Smith Center is situated 1½ miles southwest of Oakwood Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carrboro and Southern Village.

Carrboro

Town

Photo: Ethomsen, CC BY 2.5.

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. Carrboro is situated 3 miles west of Oakwood Park.

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 3 miles southwest of Oakwood Park.

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. Collins Crossing is situated 3½ miles west of Oakwood Park.

Oakwood Park

Category: recreation area
Location: Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.9105° or 35° 54′ 38″ north

Longitude

-79.0222° or 79° 1′ 20″ west

Open location code

8772WX6H+64

OpenStreetMap ID

way 33076932

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Oakwood Park Playground and Glen Lennox Shopping Center.

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