Castle William Light
Castle William Light is a lighthouse in Manhattan, New York. Castle William Light is situated nearby to Fort Jay, as well as near the park The Battery.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Jay and Ellis Island.
Fort Jay
Photo: SebastianBlumeArt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Jay is a coastal bastion fort and the name of a former United States Army post on Governors Island in New York Harbor, within New York City. Fort Jay is the oldest existing defensive structure on the island, and was named for John Jay, a member of the… Fort Jay is situated 1,200 feet southeast of Castle William Light.
Ellis Island
Islet
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Ellis Island is an island in New York Harbor, within the U.S. states of New Jersey and New York. Owned by the U.S. government, Ellis Island was once the busiest immigrant inspection and processing station in the United States.
The Battery
Park
Photo: Gryffindor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Battery, formerly known as Battery Park, is a 25-acre public park located at the southern tip of Manhattan Island in New York City facing New York Harbor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Columbia Street Waterfront District and Financial District.
Columbia Street Waterfront District
Neighborhood
The Columbia Street Waterfront District is a neighborhood in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City on the Upper New York Bay waterfront between Cobble Hill and Red Hook and situated on the western side of the Brooklyn–Queens Expressway.
Financial District
Photo: Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Financial District comprises the southern tip of Manhattan, with the Hudson River on the west, the East River on the east, New York Harbor to the south, and Barclay Street on the north.
Cobble Hill
Neighborhood
Cobble Hill is a neighborhood in the northwestern portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. A small neighborhood comprising 40 blocks, Cobble Hill sits adjacent to Brooklyn Heights to the north, Boerum Hill to the east, Carroll Gardens to the south, and the Columbia Street Waterfront District to the west.
Castle William Light
- Type: Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.69298° or 40° 41′ 35″ northLongitude
-74.01966° or 74° 1′ 11″ westOpen location code
87G7MXVJ+54GeoNames ID
5111742
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