Agnes Scott College, Atlanta

Name: Agnes Scott College
Address: 141 E College Ave, Atlanta, United States

#226 among attractions in Atlanta

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Agnes Scott College is a private women's liberal arts college in Decatur, Georgia. The college enrolls approximately 1,000 undergraduate and graduate students. Agnes Scott is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church and is considered one of the Seven Sisters of the South. It also offers co-educational graduate programs. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1889 (135 years ago)Coordinates: 33°46'8"N, 84°17'40"W

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141 E College AveDecator (College Heights)Atlanta United States

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Agnes Scott College – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, DeKalb County Confederate Monument, Decatur Cemetery.

0.7 miSE
Universities and schools
Columbia Theological Seminary, Atlanta
19 min walk • Columbia Theological Seminary is a Presbyterian seminary in Decatur, Georgia. It is one of ten theological institutions affiliated with the Presbyterian Church.
~1090 ftNW
City, Area
Decatur, Atlanta
6 min walk • Decatur is a city in, and the county seat of, DeKalb County, Georgia, which is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. With a population of 24,928 in the 2020 census, the municipality is sometimes assumed to be larger since multiple ZIP Codes in unincorporated DeKalb County bear Decatur as the address.
0.4 miN
Monuments and statues
DeKalb County Confederate Monument, Atlanta
11 min walk • The DeKalb County Confederate Monument is a Confederate memorial that formerly stood in Decatur, Georgia, United States. The 30-foot stone obelisk was erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy near the old county courthouse in 1908.
0.8 miN
Cemetery, Sculpture
Decatur Cemetery, Atlanta
20 min walk • The Decatur Cemetery is a historic graveyard within the City of Decatur, Georgia.
1.3 miNW
Park
Woodlands Garden, Atlanta
34 min walk • Woodlands Garden is an eight acre mostly-wooded public garden located in Decatur, Georgia. The Garden's mission is to preserve a woodland garden as an urban sanctuary to educate and engage the community in the natural world.
~1350 ftS
Laboratory, Observatories and planetariums
Bradley Observatory, Atlanta
7 min walk • The Bradley Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Agnes Scott College. It is located in Decatur, Georgia, 5 miles east of Atlanta, Georgia,. The observatory's largest telescope, the Beck Telescope, is a vintage 30 inch Cassegrain reflector built in 1930.
0.4 miN
33°46'30"N • 84°17'42"W
HomeGrown Decatur, Atlanta
11 min walk • Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
0.8 miNW
33°46'31"N • 84°18'19"W
First Christian Church of Decatur, Atlanta
20 min walk • Church
0.8 miSW
Event space, Historical place
Old Scottish Rite Hospital building, Atlanta
20 min walk • Founded as the Scottish Rite Convalescent Home for Crippled Children, the Old Scottish Rite Hospital served indigent children, either crippled, or recovering from surgery at Piedmont Hospital or Wesley Memorial Hospital.
0.4 miE
Neighbourhood
Winnona Park Historic District, Atlanta
11 min walk • Winnona Park is a historic area in the southeast corner of the Atlanta, Georgia suburb of Decatur. It is listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places, but it is not one of the City of Decatur's locally designated historic districts.
0.6 miN
Neighbourhood
Ponce de Leon Court Historic District, Atlanta
15 min walk • The Ponce de Leon Court Historic District consists of a single cul-de-sac located immediately east of downtown Decatur, Georgia. The street is accessed off of East Ponce de Leon Avenue, a historic road that runs east from Atlanta, Georgia through Decatur.

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Which popular attractions are close to Agnes Scott College?

Nearby attractions include Decatur, Atlanta (6 min walk), Bradley Observatory, Atlanta (7 min walk), South Candler Street–Agnes Scott College Historic District, Atlanta (7 min walk), DeKalb County Public Library, Atlanta (10 min walk).

How to get to Agnes Scott College by public transport?

The nearest stations to Agnes Scott College:

Metro

Decatur • Lines: Blue (11 min walk)
Avondale • Lines: Blue, Green (21 min walk)

Bus

Decatur • Lines: 123, 15, 19, Cctma (11 min walk)
Two Decatur Town Center • Lines: Cctma (14 min walk)