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

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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

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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 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

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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

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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
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Latitude

40.8501° or 40° 51′ 0″ north

Longitude

-73.94597° or 73° 56′ 46″ west

Elevation

52 feet (16 metres)

Open location code

87G8V323+2J

GeoNames ID

5117716

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include J. Hood Wright Park and Fort Washington Park.

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