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.Photo: 5chw4r7z, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Indianapolis Museum of Art and Wallet Island.
Indianapolis Museum of Art
Museum
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.
Wheeler–Stokely Mansion
Manor estate
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
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
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.82031° or 39° 49′ 13″ northLongitude
-86.19946° or 86° 11′ 58″ westOpen location code
86FMRRC2+46OpenStreetMap ID
way 492868415OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=sports_centreOpenStreetMap feature
sport=cyclingWikidata 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 include Major Taylor BMX Track and Riverside Golf Academy.
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