John F. Kennedy Tower, Amherst

#36 among attractions in Amherst

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The University of Massachusetts Amherst housing system is made up of six dormitory areas, two apartment areas, and one hotel. At UMass Amherst, first year students are required to live on campus. Housing is open to all full-time undergraduate students, regardless of year. Upper-class students who have continuously lived on campus during their first and sophomore years are guaranteed housing as long as they choose to live on campus. If, however, a student is admitted after their sophomore year, or moves off campus, and wants to move back onto campus, they are not guaranteed housing, but instead must go through a housing lottery, since demand outstrips supply. Building and room selection is accomplished by a complex system that takes into account building seniority as well as class year; those choosing to move from their building are subject to a lottery system, There are around 12,700 students living on-campus. making it have the third-largest on-campus residential population in the United States. ()

Coordinates: 42°23'3"N, 72°31'47"W

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339 Plymouth StAmherst United States

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John F. Kennedy Tower – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mullins Center, University Museum of Contemporary Art, Campus Pond, Old Chapel.

0.4 miNW
Convention center, Basketball, Hockey
Mullins Center, Amherst
11 min walk • The William D. Mullins Memorial Center, also known as the Mullins Center, is a 9,493-seat multi-purpose arena, located on the campus of the University of Massachusetts, in Amherst, Massachusetts.
~1810 ftNE
Museum, Art museum, Modern art museum
University Museum of Contemporary Art, Amherst
9 min walk • The University Museum of Contemporary Art is a contemporary art museum on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The UMCA has been housed in the university's Fine Arts Center since 1975, after the university began collecting works in 1962.
0.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Campus Pond, Amherst
11 min walk • The Campus Pond at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is a pond located in the center of campus that was created in the early 1890s. It is bordered to the south by the Fine Arts Center.
~1840 ftN
Church, Romanesque revival architecture, Romanesque architecture
Old Chapel, Amherst
9 min walk • Old Chapel, formerly known as the Old Chapel Library is a former library on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst that is on the National Register of Historic Places.
~1390 ftNE
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
Fine Arts Center, Amherst
7 min walk • The Randolph W. Bromery Center for the Arts at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is an arts center located just north of downtown Amherst, Massachusetts and contains a concert hall and a contemporary art gallery.
0.4 miNE
Art gallery, Museum, Universities and schools
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst
12 min walk • The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public research university in Amherst, Massachusetts and the sole public land-grant university in Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
0.4 miN
Library
W. E. B. Du Bois Library, Amherst
11 min walk • The W. E. B. Du Bois Library is one of the three libraries of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, the others being the Science and Engineering Library, and the Wadsworth Library at the Mount Ida Campus. The W. E. B.
~440 ftS
42°22'58"N • 72°31'47"W
Hampden Gallery, Amherst
3 min walk • Museum
~830 ftS
Tower
John Adams Tower, Amherst
5 min walk • The University of Massachusetts Amherst housing system is made up of six dormitory areas, two apartment areas, and one hotel. At UMass Amherst, first year students are required to live on campus. Housing is open to all full-time undergraduate students, regardless of year.
~170 ftSW
Tower
Calvin Coolidge Tower, Amherst
1 min walk • The University of Massachusetts Amherst housing system is made up of six dormitory areas, two apartment areas, and one hotel. At UMass Amherst, first year students are required to live on campus. Housing is open to all full-time undergraduate students, regardless of year.
0.6 miSW
Football, Sport venue, Sport
Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium, Amherst
15 min walk • Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium is a 17,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts, on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. It has been the Massachusetts Minutemen football team's home stadium since 1965, with the exception of 2012 and 2013, when the team played at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to John F. Kennedy Tower?

Nearby attractions include Calvin Coolidge Tower, Amherst (1 min walk), Hampden Gallery, Amherst (3 min walk), John Adams Tower, Amherst (5 min walk), Fine Arts Center, Amherst (7 min walk).