Campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst

Name: Campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst
Address: Amherst, United States

#69 among attractions in Amherst

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Campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst

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Campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst

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The campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst is located nearly entirely in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States, with a portion located in Hadley. Founded on 310 acres in rural Western Massachusetts, the campus has grown to nearly 1,450 acres. ()

Coordinates: 42°23'26"N, 72°31'40"W

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Amherst United States

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Campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

~1590 ftW
Convention center, Basketball, Hockey
Mullins Center, Amherst
8 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.
~1010 ftSE
Museum, Art museum, Modern art museum
University Museum of Contemporary Art, Amherst
5 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.
~490 ftSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Campus Pond, Amherst
3 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.
~590 ftS
Church, Romanesque revival architecture, Romanesque architecture
Old Chapel, Amherst
3 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.
0.4 miNE
Observatories and planetariums
Orchard Hill Observatory, Amherst
11 min walk • The Orchard Hill Observatory is an astronomical observatory located at the highest point on the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus. Constructed in 1965, the observatory is a red brick building with a 16-inch Cassegrain reflector optical telescope.
~1690 ftS
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
Fine Arts Center, Amherst
9 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.
~590 ftSE
Art gallery, Museum, Universities and schools
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst
3 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.
~320 ftSW
Library
W. E. B. Du Bois Library, Amherst
2 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.
0.5 miS
Tower
John F. Kennedy Tower, Amherst
12 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.
1 miSW
Football, Sport venue, Sport
Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium, Amherst
26 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.
~1060 ftNE
Neighbourhood
University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Natural Sciences, Amherst
6 min walk • The University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Natural Sciences is the largest school at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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Which popular attractions are close to Campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst?

Nearby attractions include W. E. B. Du Bois Library, Amherst (2 min walk), Campus Pond, Amherst (3 min walk), University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Humanities and Fine Arts, Amherst (3 min walk), Old Chapel, Amherst (3 min walk).