Tenafly Nature Center
The Tenafly Nature Center is a non-profit member-supported nature preserve. Its mission is the stewardship of nearly 400 wooded acres for the purposes of conservation, education and recreation.Photo: Dkuehner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Palisades and Wave Hill.
Palisades
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Palisades are cliffs in New Jersey & New York. They rise on the western banks of the Hudson River. They range from 300 to 500 feet. There are parks, camp sites, look outs and hiking trails on the Palisades north of the George Washington Bridge.
Wave Hill
Garden
Wave Hill is a 28-acre estate in the Hudson Hill section of Riverdale in the Bronx, New York City. Wave Hill currently consists of public horticultural gardens and a cultural center, all situated on the slopes overlooking the Hudson River, with expansive views across the river to the New Jersey Palisades. Wave Hill is situated 2½ miles southeast of Tenafly Nature Center.
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
Hospital
Englewood Hospital is an acute care 294-bed teaching hospital in Englewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. In spring 2024, the medical center received an 'A' Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group patient safety organization. Englewood Hospital and Medical Center is situated 2 miles southwest of Tenafly Nature Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tenafly and Alpine.
Tenafly
Town
Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tenafly is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 15,409, an increase of 921 from the 2010 census count of 14,488, which in turn reflected an increase of 682 from the 13,806 counted in the 2000 census.
Alpine
Village
Photo: Ww2censor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alpine is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, approximately 15 miles north of Midtown Manhattan. It is the easternmost town in New Jersey. Alpine is situated 2 miles northeast of Tenafly Nature Center.
Camp Merritt Memorial Monument
Locality
Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Camp Merritt Memorial Monument is dedicated to the soldiers who passed through Camp Merritt, New Jersey on their way to fight in Europe in World War I, especially the 578 people – 15 officers, 558 enlisted men, four nurses and one civilian – who died at the camp due to the worldwide influenza epidemic of 1918, whose names are inscribed at the base of the monument. Camp Merritt Memorial Monument is situated 2 miles northwest of Tenafly Nature Center.
Tenafly Nature Center
- Type: Park
- Categories: fixed construction and recreation area
- Location: Bergen County, Gateway, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.92453° or 40° 55′ 28″ northLongitude
-73.94326° or 73° 56′ 36″ westElevation
394 feet (120 metres)Open location code
87G8W3F4+RMOpenStreetMap ID
node 357742876OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
“Tenafly Nature Center” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tenafly Nature Center”
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