Joseph Rodman Drake Park
Joseph Rodman Drake Park is a park in Bronx, New York. Joseph Rodman Drake Park is situated nearby to the neighborhood Hunts Point, as well as near Clason Point.- Type: Park
- Description: park in The Bronx, New York, United States of America
- Also known as: “Drake Park”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Barretto Point Park and Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center.
Barretto Point Park
Park
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Barretto Point Park is a waterfront public park on the East River located in the Hunts Point neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City, United States. Its namesake is Francis J. Barretto, a 19th-century merchant and State Assemblyman who lived in the area.
Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center
Prison
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The Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center was an 800-bed jail barge used to hold inmates for the New York City Department of Corrections. The barge was anchored off the Bronx's southern shore, across from Rikers Island, near Hunts Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hunts Point and Clason Point.
Hunts Point
Neighborhood
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Hunts Point is a neighborhood located on a peninsula in the South Bronx of New York City. It is the location of one of the largest food distribution facilities in the world, the Hunts Point Cooperative Market.
Clason Point
Neighborhood
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Clason Point is a peninsula and a neighborhood in the East Bronx, New York City. The area includes a collection of neighborhoods including Harding Park, and Soundview.
Port Morris
Neighborhood
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Port Morris is a neighborhood geographically located in the southwest corner of the Bronx, New York City. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 1. Port Morris is situated 1½ miles southwest of Joseph Rodman Drake Park.
Joseph Rodman Drake Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Bronx, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.81027° or 40° 48′ 37″ northLongitude
-73.88243° or 73° 52′ 57″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Named after
Joseph Rodman DrakeOpen location code
87G8R469+42OpenStreetMap ID
way 508935796OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
5115291Wikidata ID
Q34839254
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In Other Languages
“Joseph Rodman Drake Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Joseph Rodman Drake Park”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hunts Point Playground and Barretto Park.
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