John Ball Zoological Garden
John Ball Zoo is located on the west side of the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. The John Ball Zoo is situated on the ravines and bluffs along the west edge of the property.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Gpwitteveen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: zoo in the United States
- Also known as: “John Ball Zoo”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lincoln Park and Valley Field.
Grand Rapids Swing Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Armillary25, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Grand Rapids Swing Bridge is a four span Pratt truss railroad swing bridge in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It was built in 1902 for the Pere Marquette Railroad as a swing bridge to allow steamboats to pass up the Grand River, but this river traffic was discontinued in 1907.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grand Rapids and Heritage Hill Historic District.
Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids is in West Michigan, in the United States of America. Grand Rapids is the second largest city in Michigan with a population of just under 200,000 in the city limits, and nearly 570,000 in the surrounding county.
Heritage Hill Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Kent county, Public domain.
Heritage Hill is a residential neighborhood in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is one of the largest urban historic districts in the United States. Heritage Hill Historic District is situated 2½ miles east of John Ball Zoological Garden.
Wyoming
Wyoming is a city in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 76,501 at the 2020 census. Wyoming is the second most-populated community in the Grand Rapids metropolitan area and is bordered by Grand Rapids on the northeast.John Ball Zoological Garden
- Categories: zoo, nonprofit organization, and recreation area
- Location: Kent, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.96141° or 42° 57′ 41″ northLongitude
-85.70333° or 85° 42′ 12″ westElevation
627 feet (191 metres)Open location code
86JPX76W+HMOpenStreetMap ID
way 160829157OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Navajo—“John Ball Zoological Garden” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “John Ball Park”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جنينة حيوانات جون بول”
- German: “John Ball Zoo”
- Navajo: “Tółgaiinílį́įdi naaldeehii danílʼį́ bił hazʼání”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Standale and Fennessy.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ducks and Wallabies.
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