LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course, Terre Haute

#56 among attractions in Terre Haute

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The LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course, in Terre Haute, Indiana was dedicated October 17, 1997. This course has the distinction of being one of the few purpose-built cross-country courses in the world. The facility is part of 240 acres that comprise the Wabash Valley Family Sports Center just east of the Terre Haute International Airport. The course itself is built on a reclaimed coal mine and consists of an external loop of 3 km and four internal loops that allow for circuits of varying lengths. Indiana State University's Cross-Country team uses the Gibson Course for its home meets. ()

Coordinates: 39°27'30"N, 87°15'53"W

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LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Memorial Stadium, Highland Lawn Cemetery, Markle House and Mill Site, Oakley Observatory.

5.6 miW
Universities and schools, Arenas and stadiums, Monuments and statues
Memorial Stadium, Terre Haute
142 min walk • Memorial Stadium is the current home of the Indiana State Sycamores football and soccer section in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States. The stadium was renovated between 1967 and 1969; it was built to host professional minor league baseball; the Indiana State football team began playing there in 1949.
4.6 miW
Cemetery
Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute
118 min walk • Highland Lawn Cemetery is a city-owned rural cemetery in Terre Haute, Indiana. Opened in 1884, the cemetery includes 139 acres. The cemetery features a Richardsonian Romanesque chapel built by architect Jesse A. Vrydaugh in 1893 for a cost of $10,000. In the 1980s, the chapel underwent renovation which was completed in March 1988.
6.5 miNW
Archaeological site, Greek Revival architecture
Markle House and Mill Site, Terre Haute
165 min walk • Markle House and Mill Site is a historic home and site of Markle's Mill located in Otter Creek Township, Vigo County, Indiana. The house was built in 1848, and is a two-story, Greek Revival style painted brick dwelling with Italianate style influences.
3.3 miNW
Observatories and planetariums
Oakley Observatory, Terre Haute
84 min walk • Oakley Observatory or Rose–Hulman Observatory is an astronomical observatory operated by Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States.
3.8 miNW
39°29'20"N • 87°19'22"W
Hawthorn Park, Terre Haute
96 min walk • Body of water, Park, Hiking trail
3.7 miNW
Universities and schools
Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute
96 min walk • Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology is a private university specializing in engineering, mathematics, and science and located in Terre Haute, Indiana.
4.8 miW
Greek Revival architecture
Butternut Hill, Terre Haute
123 min walk • Butternut Hill, also known as Prospect Hill, Blake House, and Ross House, is a historic home located at Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. It was built about 1835, and enlarged in 1869 and 1902. It is a two-story, central passage plan, vernacular Greek Revival style brick dwelling.
5.1 miW
Neighbourhood, Tudor Revival architecture, Colonial revival architecture
Ohio Boulevard–Deming Park Historic District, Terre Haute
132 min walk • Ohio Boulevard–Deming Park Historic District is a boulevard in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. Designed by architect and city planner George E. Kessler, the boulevard is 1.5 miles long. At its start at the intersection with 19th Street is an entrance including a stone structure on either side of the road.