John Paul Jones Park, New York City

Name: John Paul Jones Park
Address: 4th Ave & 101st St, New York City, United States

#215 among attractions in New York City

Park, Relax in park

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Facts and practical information

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. The park is managed by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, which acquired the property from the city of Brooklyn in 1897. ()

Elevation: 33 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 40°36'39"N, 74°2'3"W

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4th Ave & 101st StSouthwestern Brooklyn (Bay Ridge)New York City United States

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John Paul Jones Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, Harbor Defense Museum, Bay Ridge United Church, Dyker Beach Park and Golf Course.

0.6 miSW
Elegant span connecting 2 NYC boroughs
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, New York City
17 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.
~920 ftSE
Museum, Military museum
Harbor Defense Museum, New York City
5 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.
1.4 miNE
Church
Bay Ridge United Church, New York City
35 min walk • Bay Ridge United Church was located on Bay Ridge Parkway in the Bay Ridge Section of Brooklyn, New York. The congregation was a blend of two churches from two similar but different denominations and was a member of both the Reformed Church in America and the Presbyterian Church.
0.8 miE
Golf
Dyker Beach Park and Golf Course, New York City
20 min walk • The Dyker Beach Park and Golf Course is a public park and a municipal, 18-hole, championship golf course in the southernmost part of Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, in New York City, United States.
1.1 miW
Forts and castles, Historical place
Battery Weed, New York City
29 min walk • Battery Weed is a four-tiered 19th century fortification guarding the Narrows, the main approach from the Atlantic Ocean to New York City.
~1030 ftNE
Park
John J Carty Park, Sea Gate
5 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.
~1980 ftSE
Forts and castles
Fort Hamilton, New York City
10 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.
1.3 miW
Forts and castles
Flagstaff Fort, New York City
32 min walk • A Patriot redoubt built in June 1776, located on Signal Hill at The Narrows on Staten Island. Site of an earlier 1663 blockhouse that stood until at least 1808, preceded by one built by Dutch settler David Pieterszen de Vries in 1636 and destroyed in the Peach Tree War of 1655.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to John Paul Jones Park?

Nearby attractions include Harbor Defense Museum, New York City (5 min walk), John J Carty Park, Sea Gate (5 min walk), Fort Hamilton, New York City (10 min walk), Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, New York City (17 min walk).

How to get to John Paul Jones Park by public transport?

The nearest stations to John Paul Jones Park:

Metro

Bay Ridge–95th Street • Lines: R (10 min walk)
86th Street • Lines: R (24 min walk)