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Orange Mound, Memphis

Orange Mound is a neighborhood in southeastern Memphis, Tennessee.

Orange Mound, Memphis
Orange Mound, Memphis · Wikimedia Commons
The place

Orange Mound is a neighborhood in southeastern Memphis, Tennessee. It was the first US neighborhood to be built by African Americans.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Orange Mound, Memphis

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    University of Memphis

    The University of Memphis is a public research university in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1912, the university has an enrollment of more than 20,000 students.

    3.4 km · public research university in Memphis, Tennessee, USA · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Diocese of Memphis

    The Diocese of Memphis is a diocese of the Catholic Church in the western part of Tennessee in the United States. The diocesan cathedral is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Memphis.

    1.1 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium

    Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, originally named Memphis Memorial Stadium, and later Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, is a football stadium located at the former Mid-South Fairgrounds in the Midtown area of Memphis, Tennessee, United States. The stadium is the site of the annual Liberty Bowl, the annual Southern Heritage Classic, and is the home field of the University of Memphis Tigers football team of the American Athletic Conference.

    1.6 km · stadium in Memphis, Tennessee, USA · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Mid-South Coliseum

    Mid-South Coliseum is a defunct indoor arena in Memphis, Tennessee. The facility was opened in 1964, and became known "The Entertainment Capitol of the Mid-South" due its significance in hosting events such as concerts, sports games and professional wrestling shows.

    1.4 km · arena in Tennessee, United States · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

    The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic cathedral in Memphis, Tennessee, in the United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Memphis.

    3.6 km · Catholic cathedral in Memphis, Tennessee, United States · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Art Museum of the University of Memphis

    The Art Museum of the University of Memphis is located at 3750 Norriswood Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. It is the principal museum of the University of Memphis. The museum opened in 1981 as The University Gallery; in 1994 the changed to reflect the collecting status of the organization.

    3.3 km · abbreviation for the Art Museum of the University of Memphis, Tennessee · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    St. Mary's Catholic Church (Memphis, Tennessee)

    St. Mary's Catholic Church, located in the city of Memphis, Tennessee, United States, is a historic Roman Catholic Church.

    1.1 km · church building in Tennessee, United States of America · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Christian Brothers University

    Christian Brothers University is a private Catholic university in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. It was founded in 1871 by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, a Catholic teaching order.

    2.4 km · Catholic university in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Memphis Botanic Garden

    The Memphis Botanic Garden is a 96-acre botanical garden located in Audubon Park at 750 Cherry Road, Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis Botanic Garden is open to the public daily.

    2.1 km · botanical garden · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    First Baptist Church

    First Baptist Church is a Baptist church located in Memphis, Tennessee. It was established in 1839.

    3.8 km · historic church in Memphis, Tennessee, United States · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Go there

Getting to Orange Mound, Memphis

Airports
Frederick W. Smith (MEM), 7 km
  • Nashville → Orange Mound, Memphis
    311 km · quickest by road, 4h 50m · $27–37
  • Birmingham → Orange Mound, Memphis
    Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
  • St Louis → Orange Mound, Memphis
    392 km · quickest by air, 6h 27m · $180–260
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Orange Mound, Memphis

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Orange Mound, Memphis. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    Fire IslandUS

    10 ways of moving, 18 sources

    1,597 km
  2. 02
    BacalarMX

    9 ways of moving, 41 sources

    1,834 km
  3. 03
    Caye CaulkerBZ

    9 ways of moving, 42 sources

    1,941 km
  4. 04
    FloresGT

    9 ways of moving, 32 sources

    2,021 km
  5. 05
    Vinalhaven and the Fox IslandsUS

    9 ways of moving, 13 sources

    2,058 km

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Around it

Next door to Orange Mound, Memphis

Orange Mound, Memphis is 8 km from New South Memphis, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.