Wakefield, New York City

Name: Wakefield
Address: New York City, United States

#2103 among attractions in New York City

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Wakefield is a working-class and middle-class section of the northern borough of the Bronx in New York City. It is bounded by the city's border with Westchester County to the north, East 222nd Street to the south, and the Bronx River Parkway to the west. ()

Area: 0.99 mi²Coordinates: 40°53'52"N, 73°51'9"W

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East Bronx (Wakefield)New York City United States

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Wakefield – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Woodlawn Cemetery, Seton Falls Park, Hillview Reservoir, St. Frances of Rome's Church.

1.2 miSW
Cemetery
Woodlawn Cemetery, New York City
31 min walk • Woodlawn Cemetery is one of the largest cemeteries in New York City and a designated National Historic Landmark. Located south of Woodlawn Heights, Bronx, New York City, it has the character of a rural cemetery.
1.1 miSE
Park
Seton Falls Park, New York City
27 min walk • Seton Falls Park is a 36-acre wooded area in the Edenwald area of The Bronx in New York City. The park is named after the Seton family, who owned the land in the 19th century.
1.3 miNW
Area
Hillview Reservoir, Yonkers
34 min walk • The Hillview Reservoir is a 90-acre storage reservoir in southeastern Yonkers, New York. It was built within a six-year period from 1909–1915 by the New York City Board of Water Supply to receive water from the newly constructed Catskill Aqueduct, which drained water from the...
~1060 ftS
Church
St. Frances of Rome's Church, New York City
6 min walk • The Church of St. Frances of Rome is a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 4307 Barnes Avenue Bronx, New York City. The parish was established in 1898. The architect for the 1967 church was Paul W. Reilly. Its name honors St. Frances of Rome.
0.7 miNW
Church
St. Barnabas' Church, New York City
19 min walk • The Church of St. Barnabas is a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at Martha Avenue near East 241st Street in Woodlawn Heights, The Bronx, New York City. The parish was established in July 1910 by the Rev. Michael A. Reilly, separated from the Bronx parish of St.
1.4 miNE
Area
Mount Vernon, Yonkers
37 min walk • Mount Vernon is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States. It is an inner suburb of New York City, immediately to the north of the borough of the Bronx.
0.4 miSW
Street
East 233rd Street, New York City
11 min walk • East 233rd Street is a major thoroughfare in the New York City borough of The Bronx. The road is 3 miles long and stretches from U.S. Route 1 in the Eastchester section of the Bronx to the Major Deegan Expressway in Woodlawn. The road changes names from East 233rd Street to Pinkley Avenue after the eastern terminus, at Boston Road.
1.1 miNE
40°54'34"N • 73°50'18"W
Grace Baptist Church, Yonkers
28 min walk • Church
1.1 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Trinity Episcopal Church Complex, Yonkers
28 min walk • Trinity Episcopal Church Complex is a historic Episcopal church complex at 335 Fourth Avenue in Mount Vernon, Westchester County, New York. It is two blocks south of its mother church, Saint Paul's Church. The complex consists of the church, old parish hall, new parish hall, and rectory.
0.8 miW
Neighbourhood
Woodlawn Heights, New York City
20 min walk • Woodlawn Heights, also known as Woodlawn, is a predominantly Irish-American working class neighborhood at the very north end of the borough of the Bronx in New York City. It is bounded by McLean Avenue to the north, the Bronx River to the east, Woodlawn Cemetery to the south, and Van Cortlandt Park to the west.
0.8 miSW
Memorial
Admiral David Glasgow Farragut Gravesite, New York City
21 min walk • The Admiral David Glasgow Farragut Gravesite is the final resting place of David Glasgow Farragut, the first rear admiral, vice admiral, and four-star admiral of the United States Navy.

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Which popular attractions are close to Wakefield?

Nearby attractions include St. Frances of Rome's Church, New York City (6 min walk), East 233rd Street, New York City (11 min walk), Wakefield Library, New York City (16 min walk), St. Barnabas' Church, New York City (19 min walk).

How to get to Wakefield by public transport?

The nearest stations to Wakefield:

Metro

Nereid Avenue • Lines: 2, 5 (3 min walk)
Wakefield–241st Street • Lines: 2 (11 min walk)

Bus

Nereid Ave & Edison Ave • Lines: Bx16, Bx39 (8 min walk)
Nereid Avenue & Baychester Avenue • Lines: Bx16 (9 min walk)

Train

Woodlawn (14 min walk)
Wakefield (16 min walk)