Van Vorst Park, Jersey City

Name: Van Vorst Park
Address: Jersey City, United States

#26 among attractions in Jersey City

Relax in park, Park, Neighbourhood

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Van Vorst Park is a neighborhood in the Historic Downtown of Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, centered on a park sharing the same name. The neighborhood is located west of Paulus Hook and Marin Boulevard, north of Grand Street, east of the Turnpike Extension, and south of The Village and Christopher Columbus Drive. Much of it is included in the Van Vorst Park Historical District. ()

Elevation: 7 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 40°43'6"N, 74°2'48"W

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Van Vorst Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Newport Centre, White Eagle Hall, Colgate Clock, Liberty Science Center.

0.8 miNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Newport Centre, Jersey City
20 min walk • Newport Centre, commonly known as Newport Mall, is a shopping mall in Jersey City, New Jersey, that opened in 1987. It is a major component of the enormous Newport, Jersey City, a mixed-use community on the Hudson River waterfront across from Lower Manhattan.
0.5 miNW
Dancing, Nightlife
White Eagle Hall, Jersey City
14 min walk • White Eagle Hall is a music, theatre, and dining venue in a restored historic building in the Village neighborhood of Downtown Jersey City, New Jersey, located on Newark Avenue. Originally built in 1910 as community center.
0.8 miSE
Park
Colgate Clock, Jersey City
21 min walk • The Colgate Clock is an octagonal clock facing the Hudson River near Exchange Place in Jersey City, New Jersey. It has a diameter of 50 feet.
0.8 miSW
Museum, Science museum
Liberty Science Center, Jersey City
21 min walk • Liberty Science Center is an interactive science museum and learning center located in Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States.
0.4 miNE
Dancing, Nightlife
Headroom LGBTQ+ Lounge, Jersey City
11 min walk • Headroom LGBTQ+ Lounge, also called simply Headroom, was a short-lived gay bar in Jersey City, New Jersey. It operated for six months, from November 2020 to May 2021.
0.7 miE
Monuments and statues
Katyń Memorial, Jersey City
19 min walk • The Katyń Memorial is a bronze statue created by Polish-American sculptor Andrzej Pitynski in dedication to the victims of the 1940 Katyn massacre, in which thousands of Polish Army officers and intellectual leaders who had been interned at Kozielsk or imprisoned at Ostashkov...
1.3 miNW
Nightlife, Cinema
Stanley Theater, Jersey City
34 min walk • The Stanley Theater at Kennedy Boulevard and Pavonia Avenue is near Journal Square in Jersey City, New Jersey. The theater opened to the public on March 24, 1928.
1.3 miNW
Theater, Concerts and shows
Loew's Jersey Theatre, Jersey City
35 min walk • The Loew's Jersey Theatre is a movie palace type theater and live entertainment venue located in Jersey City, New Jersey. Opened in 1929, it was one of the five Loew's Wonder Theatres, a series of flagship Loew's movie palaces in the New York City area.
0.4 miSE
Museum, Art museum
Museum of Russian Art, Jersey City
11 min walk • The Museum of Russian Art is a museum in Jersey City, New Jersey dedicated to exhibiting Russian art, particularly Soviet Nonconformist Art. It was established in 1980 as CASE Museum of Contemporary Russian Art The museum's historic brownstone building in Paulus Hook underwent renovation and re-opened in 2010.
~1750 ftN
Church, Performing arts, Historical place
Grace Church Van Vorst, Jersey City
9 min walk • The Grace Church Van Vorst, is located in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 1, 1979.
~1470 ftNW
Museum
Dixon Mills, Jersey City
8 min walk • Dixon Mills is a residential complex in Jersey City, New Jersey that uses the buildings of the former location of the Joseph Dixon Crucible Company, which was in use between 1847 and 1895. There is a small museum with artifacts from the building and its history in the lobby of the complex.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Van Vorst Park?

Nearby attractions include Barrow Mansion, Jersey City (5 min walk), Jersey City Museum, Jersey City (6 min walk), Grove Street Bicycles Giant Jersey City, Jersey City (7 min walk), Dixon Mills, Jersey City (8 min walk).

How to get to Van Vorst Park by public transport?

The nearest stations to Van Vorst Park:

Light rail

Jersey Avenue • Lines: Hblr (6 min walk)
Marin Boulevard • Lines: Hblr (9 min walk)

Metro

Grove Street • Lines: Jsq–33, JSQ–33 via HOB, Nwk–Wtc (7 min walk)
Exchange Place • Lines: Hob–Wtc, Nwk–Wtc (19 min walk)

Ferry

Liberty Harbor Marin Boulevard (13 min walk)
Warren Street (16 min walk)

Bus

Marin Boulevard at Thomas Gengemi Drive • Lines: 126 (16 min walk)
Hamilton Park • Lines: 126 (17 min walk)

Train

Hoboken Terminal (40 min walk)