Franklin Grove
Franklin Grove is a neighborhood in Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina. Franklin Grove is situated nearby to the neighborhood Elliott Woods Apartments, as well as near Oxford Hills.Places of Interest
Highlights include Morehead Planetarium and Science Center and Ackland Art Museum.
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center
Museum
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 2 miles southwest of Franklin Grove.
Ackland Art Museum
Museum
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The Ackland Art Museum is a museum and academic unit of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It was founded through the bequest of William Hayes Ackland to The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Ackland Art Museum is situated 2 miles southwest of Franklin Grove.
Louis Round Wilson Library
Library
The Louis Round Wilson Library is a library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Completed in 1929, it served as the university's main library until 1984. Louis Round Wilson Library is situated 2 miles southwest of Franklin Grove.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carrboro and Collins Crossing.
Carrboro
Town
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 southwest of Franklin Grove.
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 southwest of Franklin Grove.
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 4½ miles southwest of Franklin Grove.
Franklin Grove
- Type: Neighborhood
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.93653° or 35° 56′ 12″ northLongitude
-79.0285° or 79° 1′ 43″ westOpen location code
8772WXPC+JHOpenStreetMap ID
way 560581512OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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