Battery Weed, New York City

Name: Battery Weed
Address: New York City, United States

#515 among attractions in New York City

Forts and castles, Historical place

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Battery Weed is a four-tiered 19th century fortification guarding the Narrows, the main approach from the Atlantic Ocean to New York City. Located on the Staten Island waterfront on the west shore of the Narrows, directly across from Fort Hamilton and the now-destroyed Fort Lafayette in Brooklyn, the fort was intended to protect New York from attack by sea. When built, it was named Fort Richmond, as was a previous fort on the site. ()

Alternative names: Built: 1845 (179 years ago)Coordinates: 40°36'20"N, 74°3'15"W

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East Shore (Fort Wadsworth)New York City United States

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Battery Weed – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, Harbor Defense Museum, John Paul Jones Park, Alice Austen House.

0.5 miE
Elegant span connecting 2 NYC boroughs
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, New York City
13 min walk • Spanning the narrows between Staten Island and Brooklyn, the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is an iconic feature of New York City's skyline. This majestic suspension bridge, completed in 1964, was once the world's longest suspension bridge span.
1.2 miE
Museum, Military museum
Harbor Defense Museum, New York City
31 min walk • The Harbor Defense Museum, sometimes called The Caponier, located within the grounds of Fort Hamilton in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn is a 19th-century fort, New York City's only military museum and one of only seventy military museums in the United States that is funded and operated by the Defense Department.
1.1 miE
Park
John Paul Jones Park, New York City
29 min walk • John Paul Jones Park is a public park located in Fort Hamilton, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. The park borders Shore Road, Fourth Avenue, 101st Street, and Fort Hamilton Parkway.
0.8 miNW
Museum, Art museum, History museum
Alice Austen House, New York City
21 min walk • The Alice Austen House, also known as Clear Comfort, is located at 2 Hylan Boulevard in the Rosebank section of Staten Island, New York City, New York.
1.3 miE
Park
John J Carty Park, Sea Gate
34 min walk • John J. Carty Park, also known as Rubber Park, is located in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. This park honors John J. Carty, a native of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn who lived his life only five blocks away and dedicated himself to New York City government for 32 years.
1.2 miNW
Museum, History museum, Gothic Revival architecture
Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, New York City
32 min walk • The Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, formerly known as the Garibaldi Memorial, is a circa 1840 Gothic Revival cottage in the Rosebank section of Staten Island, New York. It was home to inventor and candle maker Antonio Meucci. The Italian revolutionary and political leader Giuseppe Garibaldi lived there from 1851 to 1853.
~1830 ftSW
Lighthouse
Fort Wadsworth Light, New York City
9 min walk • Fort Wadsworth Light is a 1903 lighthouse built atop Battery Weed on Staten Island in New York Harbor. The light illuminates the Narrows, the entrance to the harbor. It is located under the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.
1.2 miE
Forts and castles
Fort Hamilton, New York City
32 min walk • Fort Hamilton is a United States Army installation in the southwestern corner of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, surrounded by the communities of Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights.
0.8 miNW
Museum, History museum
Historic House Trust, New York City
21 min walk • The Historic House Trust of New York City was formed in 1989 as a public-private partnership with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation to preserve the historic houses located within New York City parks, although most of the houses were not originally city-owned.
~1830 ftSW
Park, Forts and castles
Fort Wadsworth, New York City
9 min walk • Fort Wadsworth is a former United States military installation on Staten Island in New York City, situated on The Narrows which divide New York Bay into Upper and Lower halves, a natural point for defense of the Upper Bay and Manhattan beyond.
0.9 miNW
Park, Beach
Buono Beach, New York City
22 min walk • Buono Beach is a small shorefront public park in the New York City borough of Staten Island, in the neighborhood of Rosebank, at the foot of Hylan Boulevard.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Battery Weed?

Nearby attractions include Flagstaff Fort, New York City (4 min walk), Fort Wadsworth Light, New York City (9 min walk), Fort Wadsworth, New York City (9 min walk), Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, New York City (13 min walk).

How to get to Battery Weed by public transport?

The nearest stations to Battery Weed:

Bus

New York Avenue & Drum Avenue • Lines: S51, S81 (7 min walk)
New York Avenue & Marshall Road • Lines: S51 (7 min walk)

Metro

Clifton • Lines: Sir (37 min walk)