Highbridge Park, New York City

Name: Highbridge Park
Address: New York City, United States

#339 among attractions in New York City

Park, Relax in park

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Highbridge Park is a public park on the western bank of the Harlem River in Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York City. It stretches between 155th Street and Dyckman Street in Upper Manhattan. The park is operated by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. The City maintains the southern half of the park, while the northern half is maintained by the non-profit New York Restoration Project. Prominent in the park are the Manhattan end of the High Bridge, the High Bridge Water Tower, and the Highbridge Play Center. ()

Created: 1865Elevation: 112 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 40°50'48"N, 73°55'49"W

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Upper Manhattan (Washington Heights)New York City United States

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Highbridge Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: High Bridge, Fort Washington Collegiate Church, Fort Washington Park, St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church.

~1700 ftS
Bridge, Scenic walking areas, Historical place
High Bridge, New York City
9 min walk • The High Bridge is the oldest bridge in New York City, having originally opened as part of the Croton Aqueduct in 1848 and reopened as a pedestrian walkway in 2015 after being closed for over 45 years.
0.5 miNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Fort Washington Collegiate Church, New York City
13 min walk • Fort Washington Collegiate Church is a Collegiate Reformed Protestant Dutch Church located at Magaw Place and 181st Street in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.
0.7 miNW
Park
Fort Washington Park, New York City
18 min walk • Fort Washington Park is a public park located in the Washington Heights section of Upper Manhattan in New York City. It runs along the banks of the Hudson River next to Riverside Drive and the Henry Hudson Parkway from West 155th Street to Dyckman Street.
~1780 ftNW
Church
St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church, New York City
9 min walk • St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church is a parish of the Greek Orthodox Church located at 124 Wadsworth Avenue in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. It is known for its elaborate Byzantine revival church and for the building's elaborately decorated interior, featuring traditional Byzantine-style wall painting.
0.6 miNW
Synagogue, Modernist architecture
Fort Tryon Jewish Center, New York City
15 min walk • The Fort Tryon Jewish Center is a synagogue located at 524 Fort Washington Avenue between West 183rd and 184th Streets, across from Bennett Park in the Hudson Heights neighborhood of Upper Manhattan, New York City. The congregation was founded in 1938 by long-time residents of the city and refugees from Nazi Germany.
0.4 miN
Church
Holy Cross Armenian Apostolic Church, New York City
11 min walk • Holy Cross Armenian Apostolic Church is a significant Armenian Apostolic Church in Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York City at 580 West 187th Street.
0.4 miW
Concerts and shows, Theater, Music venue
United Palace, New York City
11 min walk • The United Palace is a theater at 4140 Broadway in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. The theater, occupying a full city block bounded by Broadway, Wadsworth Avenue, and West 175th and 176th Streets, functions both as a spiritual center and as a nonprofit cultural and performing arts center.
0.4 miSW
Church, Colonial revival architecture
Fort Washington Presbyterian Church, New York City
12 min walk • Fort Washington Presbyterian Church, also known as Iglesia Presbiteriana Fort Washington Heights, is a historic Presbyterian church complex located in Washington Heights, New York, New York. The complex consists of a long rectangular three-by-seven-bay church with an attached Sunday school wing.
0.8 miSW
Museum, Art Nouveau architecture
Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center, New York City
20 min walk • The Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center is a memorial to Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz located at 3940 Broadway and West 165th Street in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, the building which once housed the Audubon Ballroom, where Malcolm X was assassinated on February 21, 1965.
0.5 miW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Holyrood Episcopal Church, New York City
12 min walk • Holyrood Episcopal Church is a Protestant Episcopal Church located at 715 West 179th Street in the Washington Heights neighborhood in upper Manhattan, New York City.
0.6 miN
Synagogue
Mount Sinai Jewish Center, New York City
15 min walk • The Mount Sinai Jewish Center is an Orthodox Jewish Ashkenazi congregation in the Washington Heights / Hudson Heights neighborhood, in the New York City borough of Manhattan.

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Which popular attractions are close to Highbridge Park?

Nearby attractions include Alexander Hamilton Bridge, New York City (3 min walk), Washington Bridge, New York City (5 min walk), Audubon Avenue, New York City (5 min walk), High Bridge, New York City (9 min walk).

How to get to Highbridge Park by public transport?

The nearest stations to Highbridge Park:

Bus

Amsterdam Avenue & West 178th Street • Lines: M101 (4 min walk)
Saint Nicholas Avenue & West 176th Street • Lines: M3 (8 min walk)

Metro

181st Street • Lines: 1, A (14 min walk)
175th Street • Lines: A (13 min walk)

Train

Morris Heights (19 min walk)
University Heights (35 min walk)