Lincoln Park, Jersey City

Name: Lincoln Park
Address: Jersey City, United States

#27 among attractions in Jersey City

Park, Relax in park

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Lincoln Park is an urban park in Jersey City, New Jersey with an area of 273.4 acres. Part of the Hudson County Park System, it opened in 1905 and was originally known as West Side Park. The park was designed by Daniel W. Langton and Charles N. Lowrie, both founding members of the American Society of Landscape Architects. ()

Created: 1905Elevation: 7 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 40°43'38"N, 74°5'10"W

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West SideJersey City United States

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

Nearby attractions include: Stanley Theater, Pulaski Skyway, Loew's Jersey Theatre, Mana Contemporary.

1.3 miE
Nightlife, Cinema
Stanley Theater, Jersey City
33 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.
0.9 miNW
Bridge
Pulaski Skyway, Newark
24 min walk • The Pulaski Skyway is a four-lane bridge-causeway in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey, carrying an expressway designated U.S. Route 1/9 for most of its length. The structure has a total length of 3.502 miles. Its longest bridge spans 550 feet.
1.2 miE
Theater, Concerts and shows
Loew's Jersey Theatre, Jersey City
30 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.
1.2 miNE
Museum, Art gallery, Art museum
Mana Contemporary, Jersey City
30 min walk • Mana Contemporary is a cultural center in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States with affiliated centers in Chicago and Miami.
0.7 miSE
Synagogue
Temple Beth-El, Jersey City
17 min walk • Temple Beth-El is a Reform synagogue in Jersey City, New Jersey. located at 2419 Kennedy Boulevard in the Bergen Section.
0.8 miW
Bridge, Police
Lincoln Highway, Newark
20 min walk • The Lincoln Highway Hackensack River Bridge is a vehicular vertical lift bridge crossing the Hackensack River at a point 1.8 mi from the river mouth at Newark Bay in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The bridge, along the route of the Lincoln Highway, carries U.S.
1 miN
Bridge
Wittpenn Bridge, Jersey City
25 min walk • The Wittpenn Bridge is a vertical-lift bridge that carries New Jersey Route 7 over the Hackensack River connecting Kearny and Jersey City, New Jersey. It is named after H. Otto Wittpenn, a former mayor of Jersey City. The bridge has an annual average daily traffic of nearly 50,000 vehicles, including about 2,000 trucks.
~1720 ftSE
Monuments and statues
Lincoln the Mystic, Jersey City
9 min walk • Lincoln the Mystic, also known as the Abraham Lincoln Memorial, is a bronze statue by James Earle Fraser. It is located at Lincoln Park in Hudson County, New Jersey, near the beginning of the Lincoln Highway.
0.5 miNE
Cemetery
Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City
13 min walk • Holy Name Cemetery is a Roman Catholic cemetery in Jersey City, New Jersey administered by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. It was established in 1866 and at the end of calendar year 2002 has accepted 264,984 burials. The cemetery parcel is 63 acres and all but 0.3 acres has been developed and sold for burials.
0.8 miS
Church
St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Jersey City
20 min walk • St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church is notably the first Coptic Orthodox parish and church building in North America, if not the Western Hemisphere, located in Jersey City, New Jersey. This is in comparison to St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church in which is considered the first parish in North America.
1 miE
Church
Old Bergen Church, Jersey City
25 min walk • The Old Bergen Church is a historic church congregation in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. Established in 1660 in what was then the Dutch colony of New Netherland, it is the oldest continuous religious congregation in what is today the State of New Jersey.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Lincoln Park?

Nearby attractions include Lincoln the Mystic, Jersey City (9 min walk), Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City (13 min walk), Hudson County, Jersey City (15 min walk), Temple Beth-El, Jersey City (17 min walk).

How to get to Lincoln Park by public transport?

The nearest stations to Lincoln Park:

Bus

JFK Boulevard at Communipaw Avenue • Lines: 10, 119 (18 min walk)
Sip Avenue at Tonnelle Avenue • Lines: 10 (27 min walk)

Light rail

West Side Avenue • Lines: Hblr (23 min walk)
Martin Luther King Drive • Lines: Hblr (30 min walk)