Africana Library

Africana Library is a library in Town of Ithaca, Tompkins, New York which is located on Triphammer Road. Africana Library is situated nearby to the recreation area Jessup Field, as well as near First Congregational Church.

Opening hours: Monday—Friday 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
Email: afrlib@cornell.edu
Type: Library
Also known as: “John Henrik Clarke Africana Library”
Address: 310 Triphammer Road, Ithaca, NY 14850

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fuertes Observatory and Bailey Hall.

Fuertes Observatory

Observatory

Photo: AlphaOrionis42, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fuertes Observatory is an astronomical observatory located on the North Campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. The observatory was designed by L.P. Fuertes Observatory is situated 2,700 feet southeast of Africana Library.

Bailey Hall

Theater building

Photo: Notyourbroom, CC BY 3.0.

Bailey Hall is the largest auditorium at Cornell University, an Ivy League university in Ithaca, New York. The auditorium seats 1,300 people, and it is named for Liberty Hyde Bailey, the first dean of what is now Cornell's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Bailey Hall is situated 3,000 feet south of Africana Library.

Ithaca Falls

Waterfall

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ithaca Falls is a waterfall located within the city of Ithaca, New York. It is the last of a series of waterfalls along the hanging valley formed where Fall Creek intersects the glacial trough of Cayuga Lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cayuga Heights and Forest Home.

Cayuga Heights

Town

Cayuga Heights is a village in the Town of Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, United States, and a suburb of Ithaca, New York. The population was 4,114 at the 2020 census.

Forest Home

Hamlet

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Forest Home is a census-designated place in the town of Ithaca, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Forest Home had a population of 1,168. It is located immediately east of the Cornell University campus.

Northeast Ithaca

Neighborhood

Northeast Ithaca is a census-designated place in Ithaca, New York in Tompkins County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Northeast Ithaca had a population of 2,701. Northeast Ithaca is a suburb of adjacent Ithaca, New York.

Africana Library

Categories: building, university building, and education
Location: Town of Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.45735° or 42° 27′ 27″ north

Longitude

-76.48232° or 76° 28′ 56″ west

Levels

Operator

Cornell University Library

Open location code

87J5FG49+W3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 473097828

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=library

OpenStreetMap feature

building=university

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