Yale Bowl, New Haven

Name: Yale Bowl
Address: 81 Central Ave, New Haven, 06515, United States

#135 among attractions in New Haven

Football, Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums

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The Yale Bowl Stadium is a college football stadium in the northeast United States, located in New Haven, Connecticut, on the border of West Haven, about 1½ miles west of the main campus of Yale University. The home of the American football team of the Yale Bulldogs of the Ivy League, it opened in 1914 with 70,896 seats; renovations have reduced its current capacity to 61,446. ()

Alternative names: Opened: November 1914 (110 years ago)Capacity: 61.4 thous.Coordinates: 41°18'48"N, 72°57'38"W

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81 Central AveWest New Haven (Westville)New Haven 06515 United States

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Yale Bowl – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Plymouth Congregational Church, Friends of Beaver Pond Park, American Mills Web Shop, Evergreen Cemetery.

0.9 miE
Church, Romanesque architecture
Plymouth Congregational Church, New Haven
22 min walk • Plymouth Congregational Church, also known as Plymouth Church or Temple Keser Israel, is a former late-nineteenth-century Congregational Church at 1469 Chapel Street in New Haven, Connecticut.
1.5 miNE
41°19'42"N • 72°56'20"W
Friends of Beaver Pond Park, New Haven
39 min walk • Park
1.2 miS
Italianate architecture
American Mills Web Shop, West Haven
32 min walk • The American Mills Web Shop is a historic industrial complex at Orange Avenue and Front Street in West Haven, Connecticut. Developed between 1903 and 1914, it is a good example of industrial development of the period. The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
1 miSE
Cemetery
Evergreen Cemetery, New Haven
27 min walk • Evergreen Cemetery is located in the West River neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut. It was founded by some of New Haven's most prominent citizens in 1848. Evergreen Cemetery is a non-sectarian, non-profit organization that is managed by the Association's board of trustees.
1.2 miE
Romanesque revival architecture
New Haven Armory, New Haven
30 min walk • The New Haven Armory is a historic building at 270–290 Goffe Street in the Dixwell neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Developed between 1928 and 1930, the armory served the Connecticut National Guard and the Second Company Governor's Foot Guard.
0.4 miNE
Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture
Edgewood Park Historic District, New Haven
11 min walk • Edgewood Historic District is a historic district located in the west-central portion of New Haven, Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
1 miN
41°19'40"N • 72°57'42"W
Beecher Park, New Haven
26 min walk • Park
1.2 miNE
Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture
Beaver Hills Historic District, New Haven
30 min walk • The Beaver Hills Historic District is a 97-acre historic district in the Beaver Hills neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. In 1986, it included 235 contributing buildings.
1.5 miSE
Synagogue
Ahavas Sholem Synagogue, New Haven
38 min walk • The Ahavas Sholem Synagogue, once known colloquially as The White Street Shul and now as the Thomas Hill Chapel, is a historic religious building at 30 White Street in New Haven, Connecticut.
1.5 miSE
Synagogue
Beth Israel Synagogue, New Haven
38 min walk • Congregation Beth Israel, also known as the Orchard Street Shul, is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue at 232 Orchard Street in New Haven, Connecticut. The synagogue building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
1.3 miSE
Universities and schools
Yale University, New Haven
34 min walk • Yale University is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the world.

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Which popular attractions are close to Yale Bowl?

Nearby attractions include Edgewood Park Historic District, New Haven (11 min walk), West River, New Haven (18 min walk), Fairlawn–Nettleton Historic District, New Haven (21 min walk), Plymouth Congregational Church, New Haven (22 min walk).

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Stop & Shop • Lines: Blue Line (Weekend) (30 min walk)