Fort Washington Point
Fort Washington Point is a cape in Manhattan, New York. Fort Washington Point is situated nearby to the quarter Washington Heights, as well as near the neighborhood Fort George.Places of Interest
Highlights include Little Red Lighthouse and George Washington Bridge.
Little Red Lighthouse
Lighthouse
The Little Red Lighthouse, officially Jeffrey's Hook Light, is a small lighthouse located in Fort Washington Park along the Hudson River in Manhattan, New York City, under the George Washington Bridge.
George Washington Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Gryffindor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The George Washington Bridge is a double-decked suspension bridge spanning the Hudson River, connecting Fort Lee in Bergen County, New Jersey, with the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.
Plaza Lafayette
Park
Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plaza Lafayette is a 0.09-acre pocket park and surrounding streets in the Hudson Heights neighborhood of Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York City. Named after the Marquis de Lafayette, the French hero of the American Revolution, the park is roughly…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Washington Heights and Fort Lee.
Washington Heights
Quarter
Photo: Jet Lowe, Public domain.
Washington Heights is a neighborhood in the northern part of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It is named for Fort Washington, a fortification constructed at the highest natural point on Manhattan by Continental Army troops to defend the area from the British forces during the American Revolutionary War.
Fort Lee
Fort Lee is a city in Bergen County. This town is comprised of a large residential community that includes Fort Lee natives, transplants from New York, and immigrants, especially from Korea.
Highbridge
Neighborhood
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.
Highbridge is a residential neighborhood geographically located in the central-west section of the Bronx, New York City. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise, are the Cross-Bronx Expressway to the north, Jerome Avenue to the east, Macombs Dam Bridge to the south, and the Harlem River to the west.
Fort Washington Point
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Jeffery’s Hook”, “Jeffrey’s Hook”, “Jeffreys Hook”, and “Jeffry Point”
- Category: landform
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.8501° or 40° 51′ 0″ northLongitude
-73.94597° or 73° 56′ 46″ westElevation
52 feet (16 metres)Open location code
87G8V323+2JGeoNames ID
5117716
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