Williamsbridge Oval, New York City

Name: Williamsbridge Oval
Address: New York City, United States

#919 among attractions in New York City

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The Williamsbridge Oval is a park located in Norwood, Bronx, New York City. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. ()

Elevation: 167 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 40°52'39"N, 73°52'39"W

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West Bronx (Norwood)New York City United States

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Williamsbridge Oval – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: New York Botanical Garden, Woodlawn Cemetery, Edgar Allan Poe Cottage, Enid A. Haupt Conservatory.

1.1 miS
Bronx garden refuge covering 250 acres
New York Botanical Garden, New York City
27 min walk • The New York Botanical Garden is a botanical garden at Bronx Park in the Bronx, New York City. Established in 1891, it is located on a 250-acre site that contains a landscape with over one million living plants; the Enid A.
0.9 miN
Cemetery
Woodlawn Cemetery, New York City
22 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.
1.2 miSW
Museum, History museum, Vernacular architecture
Edgar Allan Poe Cottage, New York City
31 min walk • The Edgar Allan Poe Cottage is the former home of American writer Edgar Allan Poe. It is located on Kingsbridge Road and the Grand Concourse in the Fordham neighborhood of the Bronx, New York, a short distance from its original location, and is now in the northern part of Poe Park.
1 miS
Botanical garden
Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, New York City
25 min walk • The Enid A. Haupt Conservatory is a greenhouse at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, New York, United States. The conservatory was designed by Lord & Burnham Co. in the Italian Renaissance style.
1.2 miS
Botanical garden
Lorillard Snuff Mill, New York City
32 min walk • The Lorillard Snuff Mill now known as the Lillian and Amy Goldman Stone Mill, is the oldest existing tobacco manufacturing building in the United States. It was built around 1840 next to the Bronx River to supplement an earlier building of the same function. The schist that makes up its walls was quarried locally.
1.2 miSW
Bridge
Kingsbridge Armory, New York City
32 min walk • The Kingsbridge Armory, also known as the Eighth Regiment Armory, is a decommissioned armory at Jerome Avenue and West Kingsbridge Road in the Kingsbridge neighborhood of the Bronx in New York City.
1.3 miSW
Park
Saint James Park, New York City
35 min walk • St. James Park is a public park in Fordham, Bronx, New York City. It is located in between Jerome Avenue and Creston Avenue. New York City purchased the land on September 13, 1897, graded it, and created the park. It is named after the neighboring St. James' Episcopal Church and Parish House.
0.4 miW
Park
Mosholu Parkway, New York City
11 min walk • Mosholu Parkway is a hybrid freeway-standard parkway and grade-level roadway in the New York City borough of the Bronx, constructed from 1935 to 1937 as part of the roadway network created under Robert Moses.
1.1 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Fordham University Church, New York City
28 min walk • The Fordham University Church is a Catholic church located at Fordham University in the Bronx, New York City. Originally constructed in 1845, the church was initially used as a seminary for the community, and later became part of the university in 1859.
1 miSE
Park
Bronx Skate Park, New York City
26 min walk • Bronx Skate Park is a 6,000 sq ft skate park inside Bronx Park, a little north of Allerton Avenue, in The Bronx, New York City.
0.8 miS
Library
LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York City
20 min walk • The LuEsther T. Mertz Library is a research library located at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, New York City. Founded in 1899 and renamed in the 1990s for LuEsther Mertz, it is the United States' largest botanical library, and was the first library whose collection focused exclusively on botany.

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Which popular attractions are close to Williamsbridge Oval?

Nearby attractions include Norwood, New York City (1 min walk), Valentine–Varian House, New York City (4 min walk), Mosholu Parkway, New York City (11 min walk), Tracey Towers, New York City (13 min walk).

How to get to Williamsbridge Oval by public transport?

The nearest stations to Williamsbridge Oval:

Metro

Norwood–205th Street • Lines: D (6 min walk)
Mosholu Parkway • Lines: 4 (11 min walk)

Train

Williams Bridge (9 min walk)
Botanical Garden (20 min walk)

Bus

Goulden Avenue & Bedford Park Boulevard West • Lines: Bx22 (23 min walk)
Southern Boulevard & NY Botanical Gardens • Lines: Bx19 (30 min walk)