Prospect Park, Paterson

#12 among attractions in Paterson

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Prospect Park is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 5,865, reflecting an increase of 86 from the 5,779 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 726 from the 5,053 counted in the 1990 Census. ()

Alternative names: Area: 0.47 mi²Coordinates: 40°56'13"N, 74°10'27"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Haledon, Pietro and Maria Botto House, Hawthorne, West Broadway Bridge.

0.7 miW
Area
Haledon, Paterson
17 min walk • Haledon is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 8,318, reflecting an increase of 66 from the 8,252 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 1,301 from the 6,951 counted in the 1990 Census.
0.8 miW
History museum, Museum
Pietro and Maria Botto House, Paterson
20 min walk • The Pietro and Maria Botto House, also known as Pietro Botto House, at 83 Norwood Street, Haledon in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, is where leaders of the Industrial Workers of the World union spoke to the 15,000 striking workers of the Paterson Silk Strike of 1913.
1.2 miNE
Area
Hawthorne, Paterson
31 min walk • Hawthorne is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 18,791 reflecting an increase of 573 from the 18,218 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 1,134 from the 17,084 counted in the 1990 Census.
1.1 miS
Bridge
West Broadway Bridge, Paterson
28 min walk • The West Broadway Bridge, aka West Street Bridge and the Concrete-Metal Bridge, is a vehicular bridge over the Passaic River in Paterson, New Jersey. It carries West Broadway, traditionally the Paterson-Hamburg Turnpike, and connects to County Route 509 at its west end.
1 miNE
Park
Goffle Brook Park, Paterson
25 min walk • Goffle Brook Park is a public, county park spanning much of the length of Goffle Brook through the borough of Hawthorne in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States.
0.9 miSE
Bridge
Straight Street Bridge, Paterson
22 min walk • The Straight Street Bridge is a vehicular bridge over the Passaic River in Paterson, New Jersey, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
1 miS
Bridge
Arch Street Bridge, Paterson
25 min walk • Arch Street Bridge is Parker truss bridge over the Passaic River in Paterson, New Jersey. It was built in 1907 and rehabilitated in 1997. It was the third structure built at the location within a few years, the other having been destroyed by floods in 1902 and 1903. The bridge was once a crossing for the Public Service trolley lines.
1.2 miNE
40°56'50"N • 74°9'18"W
St. Clement's Hawthorne NJ, Paterson
32 min walk • Sacred and religious sites, Church
0.4 miSE
Bridge
Sixth Avenue Bridge, Paterson
12 min walk • Sixth Avenue Bridge, aka the North Sixth Street Bridge, is a pony truss vehicular bridge over the Passaic River in northeastern New Jersey. It connects the Bunker Hill neighbourhood of Paterson and Prospect Park at the border with Hawthorne via North Sixth Street.
1.2 miSE
Neighbourhood
Wrigley Park, Paterson
31 min walk • Wrigley Park, also called Fourth Ward, is a neighborhood around a namesake park located north of Broadway in Paterson, New Jersey. It was named for a Paterson paper manufacturing family. The neighborhood has experienced years of poverty, crime, and neglect. However, there are new houses being built and crime has dropped in recent years.
1.4 miNW
Universities and schools
William Paterson University, Paterson
36 min walk • William Paterson University, officially William Paterson University of New Jersey, is a public university in Wayne, New Jersey. It is part of New Jersey's public system of higher education.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Prospect Park?

Nearby attractions include Sixth Avenue Bridge, Paterson (12 min walk), Haledon, Paterson (17 min walk), Pietro and Maria Botto House, Paterson (20 min walk), Straight Street Bridge, Paterson (22 min walk).

How to get to Prospect Park by public transport?

The nearest stations to Prospect Park:

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Hawthorne (32 min walk)