The Oval

The Oval is a park in , , . The Oval is situated nearby to the park , as well as near the stone .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wexner Center for the Arts and William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library.

Arts center
Photo: Ibagli, Public domain.
The is the Ohio State University's "multidisciplinary, international laboratory for the exploration and advancement of contemporary art." The Wexner Center is a lab and public gallery, but not an art museum, as it does not collect art. is situated 990 feet northeast of The Oval.

Library
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is the main at Ohio State University's campus. It is the university's largest library and houses its main stacks, special collections, rare books and manuscripts, and many departmental subject libraries. is situated 620 feet west of The Oval.

Lake
Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a pond on the campus of the Ohio State University in . Visitors, students, faculty, and staff visit the fountains that run in spring, summer, and autumn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include University Area and Northwood Park.

Photo: Joebengo, CC BY 3.0.
also known as the University District is the area around the Ohio State University in , . It also includes the OSU Hospital and The James Cancer Research Hospital.

Neighborhood
The Oakland & Northwood Avenue Area is located in the northern University District in and is bounded by Patterson Avenue to the north and Northwood Avenue to the south & Pearl Alley to the west and Indianola Avenue to the east.

Neighborhood
Photo: Carvalho.26, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a neighborhood north of downtown and encompassed by the boundaries of the University District. A development boom in the 1930s and 1940s resulting from new streetcar lines and the blossoming of factories brought working and middle-class families to the neighborhood.

The Oval

Latitude
39.99948° or 39° 59′ 58″ north
Longitude
-83.01268° or 83° 0′ 46″ west
Open location code
86FRXXXP+QW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 552383147
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
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