South Kearny, Jersey City

Name: South Kearny
Address: Jersey City, United States

#135 among attractions in Jersey City

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South Kearny, also known as Kearny Point, is an industrial district and distinct area of the western part of Hudson County, New Jersey at the northern end of Newark Bay in the town of Kearny, New Jersey. It is on the larger peninsula once called New Barbadoes Neck, which also include the other Kearny districts of the Uplands and the Kearny Meadows. It has been known as Kearny Point and, along Droyer's Point in Jersey City, marks the mouth of the Hackensack River to the east. The Passaic River flows along its western border opposite a similarly industrial portion of the Ironbound district of Newark. Most of the point is part of Foreign-Trade Zone 49 ()

Coordinates: 40°43'42"N, 74°6'22"W

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South Kearny – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pulaski Skyway, Lincoln Highway Passaic River Bridge, Lincoln Highway, Lincoln Park.

0.6 miNE
Bridge
Pulaski Skyway, Newark
16 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.
0.8 miNW
Bridge
Lincoln Highway Passaic River Bridge, Newark
20 min walk • The Lincoln Highway Passaic River Bridge is a vehicular moveable bridge crossing the Passaic River at a point 1.8 mi from the river mouth at Newark Bay in northeastern New Jersey, United States.
~1590 ftE
Bridge, Police
Lincoln Highway, Newark
8 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.
1.1 miE
Park
Lincoln Park, Jersey City
28 min walk • 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.
1.2 miS
Harbor
Droyer's Point, Jersey City
31 min walk • Droyer's Point is a section of Jersey City, New Jersey at Newark Bay that was the site of the Jersey City Airport and later of Roosevelt Stadium, both of which were demolished. It has become a residential and commercial district.
1.3 miSE
Church
St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Jersey City
34 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.
1.2 miNW
Bridge
Point-No-Point Bridge, Newark
31 min walk • Point-No-Point Bridge is a railroad bridge crossing the Passaic River between Newark and Kearny, New Jersey, United States, in the New Jersey Meadowlands. The swing bridge is the fourth from the river's mouth at Newark Bay and is 2.6 miles upstream from it.
1.5 miNE
Bridge
PATH Lift Bridge, Jersey City
38 min walk • The PATH Lift is a lift bridge carrying the Port Authority Trans-Hudson rapid transit line across the Hackensack River between Kearny and Jersey City, New Jersey. It is used by PATH trains going to and from Newark.
0.7 miS
Bridge
Newark and New York Railroad, Newark
18 min walk • The Newark and New York Railroad was a passenger rail line that ran between Downtown Newark and the Communipaw Terminal at the mouth of the North River in Jersey City, bridging the Hackensack River and Passaic River just north of their mouths at the Newark Bay in northeastern New Jersey.
1.5 miNW
Bridge
Sawtooth Bridges, Newark
38 min walk • The Sawtooth Bridges are a pair of railroad bridges on the Northeast Corridor known individually as Amtrak Bridge No. 7.80 and Amtrak Bridge No. 7.96.
0.9 miSE
Harbor
Bayfront, Jersey City
22 min walk • Bayfront is an urban redevelopment project in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to South Kearny?

Nearby attractions include Lincoln Highway, Newark (8 min walk), Pulaski Skyway, Newark (16 min walk), Newark and New York Railroad, Newark (18 min walk), Lincoln Highway Passaic River Bridge, Newark (20 min walk).

How to get to South Kearny by public transport?

The nearest stations to South Kearny:

Light rail

West Side Avenue • Lines: Hblr (36 min walk)