Major Taylor Velodrome

The Major Taylor Velodrome is an outdoor, concrete velodrome in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S, named for 1899 cycling world champion Major Taylor. The 333.34 m track with 28 degree banked turns and 9 degree straights.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Indianapolis Museum of Art and Wallet Island.

Indianapolis Museum of Art

Museum

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The Indianapolis Museum of Art is an encyclopedic art museum located at Newfields, a 152-acre campus that also houses Lilly House, The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park, the Garden at Newfields and more. Indianapolis Museum of Art is situated 1 mile northeast of Major Taylor Velodrome.

Wallet Island

Island

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Wheeler–Stokely Mansion

Manor estate

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Wheeler–Stokely Mansion, also known as Hawkeye, Magnolia Farm, and Stokely Music Hall, is a historic home located at Indianapolis, Indiana. It was built in 1912, and is a large 2+1⁄2-story, asymmetrically massed, Arts and Crafts style buff brick mansion. Wheeler–Stokely Mansion is situated 3,000 feet south of Major Taylor Velodrome.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Spring Hills and North Meridian Street Historic District.

Spring Hills

Hamlet

Spring Hill is a town in Marion County, Indiana, United States. The population was 95 at the 2020 census. It has existed as an "included town" since 1970, when it was incorporated into Indianapolis as part of Unigov.

North Meridian Street Historic District

Neighborhood

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North Meridian Street Historic District is a national historic district in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It straddles the neighborhoods of Butler–Tarkington and Meridian–Kessler. North Meridian Street Historic District is situated 2½ miles east of Major Taylor Velodrome.

Fall Creek Place

Neighborhood

Fall Creek Place is one of many revitalized neighborhoods in Center Township, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The neighborhood mainly consists of tree-line, residential streets, with nodes of commercial along its boundaries. Fall Creek Place is situated 3 miles southeast of Major Taylor Velodrome.

Major Taylor Velodrome

Type: Sports venue
Description: outdoor velodrome in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S
Categories: velodrome, recreation area, cycle sport, and sports location
Location: Marion, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.82031° or 39° 49′ 13″ north

Longitude

-86.19946° or 86° 11′ 58″ west

Open location code

86FMRRC2+46

OpenStreetMap ID

way 492868415

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=sports_centre

OpenStreetMap feature

sport=cycling

Wikidata ID

Q6738305

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to French—“Major Taylor Velodrome” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Major Taylor Velodrome Park”
French: “vélodrome Major Taylor”
French: “Vélodrome Major Taylor”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Major Taylor BMX Track and Riverside Golf Academy.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Major Taylor Grandstand and Cold Spring School.

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