Washington Heights, New York City

Name: Washington Heights
Address: New York City, United States

#1774 among attractions in New York City

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Washington Heights is a neighborhood in the uppermost part of the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is named for Fort Washington, a fortification constructed at the highest natural point on Manhattan Island by Continental Army troops to defend the area from the British forces during the American Revolutionary War. Washington Heights is bordered by Inwood to the north along Dyckman Street, by Harlem to the south along 155th Street, by the Harlem River and Coogan's Bluff to the east, and by the Hudson River to the west. ()

Alternative names: Area: 1.73 mi²Coordinates: 40°51'0"N, 73°56'7"W

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Washington Heights – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Little Red Lighthouse, High Bridge, Highbridge Park, Fort Washington Collegiate Church.

0.6 miW
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse, View point
Little Red Lighthouse, New York City
16 min walk • The Little Red Lighthouse, officially Jeffrey's Hook Light, is a small lighthouse located in Fort Washington Park along the Hudson River in Manhattan, New York City, under the George Washington Bridge.
0.5 miS
Bridge, Scenic walking areas, Historical place
High Bridge, New York City
14 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.
~1870 ftSE
Park
Highbridge Park, New York City
10 min walk • 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.
~680 ftNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Fort Washington Collegiate Church, New York City
4 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.
~1900 ftW
Park
Fort Washington Park, New York City
10 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.
~490 ftS
Church
St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church, New York City
3 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.
~1100 ftNW
Synagogue, Modernist architecture
Fort Tryon Jewish Center, New York City
6 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.
~1600 ftNE
Church
Holy Cross Armenian Apostolic Church, New York City
8 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.
~1560 ftSW
Concerts and shows, Theater, Music venue
United Palace, New York City
8 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.
0.5 miS
Church, Colonial revival architecture
Fort Washington Presbyterian Church, New York City
14 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 miS
Museum, Art Nouveau architecture
Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center, New York City
21 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.

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Which popular attractions are close to Washington Heights?

Nearby attractions include St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church, New York City (3 min walk), Fort Washington Collegiate Church, New York City (4 min walk), Holyrood Episcopal Church, New York City (5 min walk), Khal Adath Jeshurun, New York City (6 min walk).

How to get to Washington Heights by public transport?

The nearest stations to Washington Heights:

Metro

181st Street • Lines: 1, A (6 min walk)
175th Street • Lines: A (8 min walk)

Bus

George Washington Bridge Bus Station (5 min walk)
Saint Nicholas Avenue & West 176th Street • Lines: M3 (7 min walk)

Train

Morris Heights (22 min walk)
University Heights (36 min walk)