Cypress Hills Cemetery, New York City

Name: Cypress Hills Cemetery
Address: 833 Jamaica Avenue, New York City, United States

#588 among attractions in New York City

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Cypress Hills Cemetery was the first non-sectarian/non-denominational cemetery corporation organized in the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens in New York City. The cemetery is run as a non-profit organization and is located at 833 Jamaica Avenue in Brooklyn in the Cemetery Belt on the border of both boroughs, and its 225 acres are divided by the Jackie Robinson Parkway. Cypress Hills Cemetery retains its two primary entrances at Jamaica Avenue and Cooper Avenue. Cemetery of the Evergreens lies directly to the southwest. ()

Coordinates: 40°41'43"N, 73°52'34"W

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833 Jamaica AvenueNorthwestern Queens (Glendale)New York City United States

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Cypress Hills Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Shops at Atlas Park, All Faiths Cemetery, Forest Park, Bayside Cemetery.

1 miNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
The Shops at Atlas Park, New York City
26 min walk • The Shops at Atlas Park is an open-air shopping mall at Cooper Avenue and 80th Street in the Glendale neighborhood of Queens, New York City, United States.
1.3 miNW
Cemetery
All Faiths Cemetery, New York City
34 min walk • The All Faiths Cemetery is located in Middle Village, Queens, New York. The 225-acre cemetery was established in 1850 by Lutheran pastor Frederick W. Geissenhainer, and incorporated in 1852. It is also known as the Lutheran Cemetery or Lutheran All Faiths Cemetery.
1.3 miNE
Park
Forest Park, New York City
34 min walk • Forest Park is a park in the New York City borough of Queens, spanning 538 acres. It is the tenth-largest park in New York City and the third-largest in Queens.
1.6 miSE
Cemetery
Bayside Cemetery, New York City
42 min walk • Bayside Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery at 80-35 Pitkin Avenue in Ozone Park, Queens, New York City. It covers about 12 acres and has about 35,000 interments.
1.1 miE
Lake
Strack Pond, New York City
29 min walk • Strack Pond is a glacial kettle pond located inside Forest Park, Queens, New York City. The pond was buried in 1966 and restored four decades later. Its namesake was a Woodhaven resident killed in the Vietnam War.
0.7 miSW
Lake
Ridgewood Reservoir, New York City
18 min walk • Ridgewood Reservoir is a decommissioned 19th century reservoir and freshwater wetland that sits on the Brooklyn–Queens border in New York City, within what is now Highland Park.
0.6 miSW
Cemetery
Cypress Hills National Cemetery, New York City
15 min walk • Cypress Hills National Cemetery is a 18.2-acre cemetery located in the Cypress Hills neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. It is the only United States National Cemetery in New York City and has more than 21,100 interments of veterans and civilians.
1.5 miNE
Cemetery
Remsen Cemetery, New York City
39 min walk • The Remsen Cemetery is a private burial ground in Queens, New York City, at 69-43 Trotting Course Lane on the border of the Middle Village and Rego Park neighborhoods.
0.5 miS
Cemetery
Salem Fields Cemetery, New York City
13 min walk • Salem Fields Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery located at 775 Jamaica Avenue in the Cypress Hills neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, United States, within the Cemetery Belt. It was founded in 1852 by Temple Emanu-el.
0.9 miE
Cycling, Bike path
Brooklyn–Queens Greenway, New York City
22 min walk • The Brooklyn–Queens Greenway is a bicycling and pedestrian path connecting parks and roads in the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, connecting Coney Island in the south to Fort Totten in the north, on Long Island Sound.
1.3 miSW
Cemetery
Cemetery of the Evergreens, New York City
35 min walk • The Cemetery of the Evergreens, also called Evergreen Cemetery, is a non-denominational rural cemetery along the Cemetery Belt in Brooklyn and Queens, New York.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Cypress Hills Cemetery?

Nearby attractions include Beth Olam Cemetery, New York City (10 min walk), Salem Fields Cemetery, New York City (13 min walk), Cypress Hills National Cemetery, New York City (15 min walk), Ridgewood Reservoir, New York City (18 min walk).

How to get to Cypress Hills Cemetery by public transport?

The nearest stations to Cypress Hills Cemetery:

Metro

Cypress Hills • Lines: J (11 min walk)
75th Street–Elderts Lane • Lines: J, Z (14 min walk)

Bus

Fresh Pond Road & Myrtle Avenue • Lines: B13, B20 (27 min walk)
Putnam Avenue & Fresh Pond Road • Lines: Q58 (35 min walk)