Alfond Arena, Orono

Name: Alfond Arena
Address: 5701 College Ave, Orono, 04773, United States

#13 among attractions in Orono

Hockey, Sport venue, Sport

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Alfond Arena is a 5,124-seat multi-purpose arena in Orono, Maine, United States. The arena opened in 1977. It is home to the University of Maine Black Bears ice hockey teams. It is recognizable for its distinctive hyperbolic paraboloid architecture. The multi-angular roof design can also be found at Pavilion at Villanova University, the Brown University Smith Swim Center and the Flynn Recreation Complex at Boston College. It was expanded from its original capacity of 3,800 in 1992 in order to accommodate more spectators and bring the basketball team back from its temporary home at the Bangor Auditorium. More skyboxes have been added since then, so the arena's capacity has been reduced. A new scoreboard was installed during the summer of 2008. It is named for Harold Alfond, a longtime Maine booster, whose name also adorns Alfond Stadium, the school's main outdoor stadium. ()

Capacity: 5712Coordinates: 44°54'16"N, 68°40'25"W

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5701 College AveOrono 04773 United States

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Alfond Arena – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Collins Center for the Arts, Hudson Museum, University of Maine, Page Farm & Home Museum.

0.5 miSE
Concerts and shows, Concert hall, Theater
Collins Center for the Arts, Orono
13 min walk • The Collins Center for the Arts, formerly the Maine Center for the Arts, is a performing arts center and concert hall located on the campus of the University of Maine in Orono, Maine.
0.5 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum
Hudson Museum, Orono
13 min walk • The Hudson Museum is an anthropology museum that is operated by the University of Maine and is located in the Collins Center for the Arts in Orono, Maine.
0.4 miSE
Universities and schools
University of Maine, Orono
11 min walk • The University of Maine is a public land-grant research university in Orono, Maine. It was established in 1865 as the land-grant college of Maine and is the flagship university of the University of Maine System.
0.6 miSE
Museum
Page Farm & Home Museum, Marsh Island
16 min walk • The Page Farm & Home Museum is a museum on the campus of the University of Maine in Orono, Maine.
0.4 miSE
Library
Raymond H. Fogler Library, Orono
11 min walk • The Raymond H. Fogler Library is an academic library at the University of Maine in Orono. The library's collections include approximately more than 1 million volumes, nearly 4 million periodical subscriptions, 1.6 million microforms, 2.2 million United States Federal, Maine...
0.5 miSE
Observatories and planetariums
Maynard F. Jordan Observatory, Marsh Island
13 min walk • Maynard F. Jordan Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by University of Maine. Its first telescope was installed at the university in 1901, and was upgraded during the creation of the Emera Astronomy Center in 2014.
0.7 miE
Botanical garden
Lyle E. Littlefield Ornamentals Trial Garden, Marsh Island
17 min walk • The Lyle E. Littlefield Ornamentals Trial Garden is located on the University of Maine campus in Orono, Maine, United States. It consists of two parts: the Littlefield Garden, housing the permanent collection of woody and herbaceous ornamentals; and the Research Center dedicated to research.
0.6 miS
Botanical garden
Fay Hyland Botanical Plantation, Marsh Island
16 min walk • The Fay Hyland Botanical Plantation, 10 acres, is an arboretum and botanical garden located along the Stillwater River on the University of Maine campus in Orono, Maine, United States. It is open to the public daily.
0.4 miN
Gothic Revival architecture
Edith Marion Patch House, Old Town
11 min walk • The Edith Marion Patch House is a historic house at 500 College Avenue in Old Town, Maine. Built about 1837, the house was from 1913 to 1954 it was the home of entomologist and writer Edith Marion Patch.
~520 ftE
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Alfond Stadium, Marsh Island
3 min walk • Morse Field at Harold Alfond Sports Stadium is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Orono, Maine. The stadium opened as Alumni Field in 1947 and underwent extensive renovations from 1996 to 1998.
~1360 ftE
Sport, Sport venue
Mahaney Diamond, Bangor
7 min walk • Larry Mahaney Diamond is a baseball stadium in Orono, Maine, located on the campus of the University of Maine. It is the home of the Maine Black Bears baseball team. Its capacity is 4,400 spectators. It opened in the early 1980s.

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Which popular attractions are close to Alfond Arena?

Nearby attractions include Raymond H. Fogler Library, Orono (11 min walk), University of Maine, Orono (11 min walk), Edith Marion Patch House, Old Town (11 min walk), Hudson Museum, Orono (13 min walk).