Fort Wadsworth
Fort Wadsworth is a former United States military installation on Staten Island in New York City, situated on The Narrows which divide New York Bay into Upper and Lower bays, a natural point for defense of the Upper Bay, Manhattan, and beyond.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Verrazano–Narrows Bridge and Alice Austen House.
Verrazano–Narrows Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge is a suspension bridge connecting the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City, United States. It spans the Narrows, a body of water linking the relatively enclosed New York Harbor with Lower New York Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.
Alice Austen House
Museum
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The Alice Austen House, also known as Clear Comfort, is located at 2 Hylan Boulevard in the Rosebank section of Staten Island, New York City, New York.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arrochar and Concord.
Arrochar
Neighborhood
Arrochar is a neighborhood in northeastern Staten Island in New York City, United States. It is located directly inland of Fort Wadsworth and South Beach, on the east side of Hylan Boulevard south of the Staten Island Expressway; the community of Grasmere borders it on the west.
Concord
Neighborhood
Concord is a neighborhood located in the borough of Staten Island in New York City, New York, United States. Located in northeastern Staten Island, and bordered by the neighborhoods of Grasmere, Clifton, Dongan Hills, Emerson Hill, and Old Town, Concord was named Dutch Farms originally, but was renamed in 1845 after Concord, Massachusetts as a consequence of that town's historical significance.
Fort Wadsworth
- Type: Neighborhood with 1,670 residents
- Description: United States military base
- Categories: military base and locality
- Location: Staten Island, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.60899° or 40° 36′ 32″ northLongitude
-74.06264° or 74° 3′ 46″ westPopulation
1,670Elevation
36 feet (11 metres)Named after
James S. WadsworthOpen location code
87G7JW5P+HWOpenStreetMap ID
node 158866393OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Slovenian—“Fort Wadsworth” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “华兹华斯堡”
- Chinese: “瓦兹沃思堡”
- Chinese: “華茲華斯堡”
- Dutch: “Fort Wadsworth”
- French: “Fort Wadsworth”
- German: “Fort Wadsworth”
- Hebrew: “פורט וודסוורת‘”
- Hebrew: “פורט וודסוורת’”
- Indonesian: “Fort wadsworth”
- Indonesian: “Fort Wadsworth”
- Italian: “Fort Wadsworth”
- Japanese: “フォート・ワズワース”
- Slovenian: “Fort Wadsworth”
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