Bergen Hill, Jersey City

Name: Bergen Hill
Address: Jersey City, United States

#133 among attractions in Jersey City

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Bergen Hill the name given to the emergence of the Hudson Palisades along the Bergen Neck peninsula in Hudson County, New Jersey and the inland neighborhood of Jersey City where they rise from the coastal plain at the Upper New York Bay. The name is taken from the original 17th-century New Netherland settlement of Bergen, which in Dutch means hills. ()

Coordinates: 40°43'2"N, 74°4'14"W

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Bergen - LafayetteJersey City United States

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Bergen Hill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: White Eagle Hall, Liberty Science Center, Stanley Theater, Loew's Jersey Theatre.

1.1 miNE
Dancing, Nightlife
White Eagle Hall, Jersey City
29 min walk • White Eagle Hall is a music, theatre, and dining venue in a restored historic building in the Village neighborhood of Downtown Jersey City, New Jersey, located on Newark Avenue. Originally built in 1910 as community center.
1 miSE
Museum, Science museum
Liberty Science Center, Jersey City
27 min walk • Liberty Science Center is an interactive science museum and learning center located in Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States.
1.2 miN
Nightlife, Cinema
Stanley Theater, Jersey City
30 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.
1.1 miN
Theater, Concerts and shows
Loew's Jersey Theatre, Jersey City
28 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.
0.4 miNW
Synagogue
Temple Beth-El, Jersey City
11 min walk • Temple Beth-El is a Reform synagogue in Jersey City, New Jersey. located at 2419 Kennedy Boulevard in the Bergen Section.
~1150 ftS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Patrick's Parish and Buildings, Jersey City
6 min walk • St. Patrick's Parish and Buildings is a historic church on Grand Street, Ocean and Bramhall Avenues in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. It was built in 1868 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The stained glass windows in the church were destroyed in the Black Tom explosion of 1916.
1.1 miE
Museum, Art museum
Jersey City Museum, Jersey City
28 min walk • The Jersey City Museum was a municipal art museum in Jersey City, New Jersey. The museum opened in 1901, and was housed in the main branch of the Jersey City Public Library.
0.7 miNW
Monuments and statues
Lincoln the Mystic, Jersey City
19 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.
1.1 miNW
Cemetery
Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City
27 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.
0.9 miW
Church
St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Jersey City
22 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.
0.4 miS
Park
Berry Lane Park, Jersey City
11 min walk • Berry Lane Park is a park created on a 17.5 acres of former brownfield site in the Communipaw-Lafayette Section of Jersey City, New Jersey. Construction of the park, which cost $38 million, began in 2012 and the park officially opened in June 2016.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Bergen Hill?

Nearby attractions include Bergen Hill, Jersey City (1 min walk), Arlington Park, Jersey City (6 min walk), St. Patrick's Parish and Buildings, Jersey City (6 min walk), St. John's Episcopal Church, Jersey City (6 min walk).

How to get to Bergen Hill by public transport?

The nearest stations to Bergen Hill:

Bus

JFK Boulevard at Communipaw Avenue • Lines: 10, 119 (11 min walk)
Sip Avenue at Tonnelle Avenue • Lines: 10 (25 min walk)

Light rail

Garfield Avenue • Lines: Hblr (12 min walk)
Martin Luther King Drive • Lines: Hblr (13 min walk)

Metro

Journal Square Transportation Center • Lines: Jsq–33, JSQ–33 via HOB, Nwk–Wtc (28 min walk)