Harlem Meer
Harlem Meer is a man-made lake at the northeast corner of New York City's Central Park. It lies west of Fifth Avenue, south of 110th Street, and north of the Conservatory Garden, near the Harlem and East Harlem neighborhoods of Manhattan.Photo: UrielAcosta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: UrielAcosta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: UrielAcosta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Central Park and Nutter’s Battery.
Central Park
Photo: Ed Yourdon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
A vast green swath of open space in the heart of Manhattan, Central Park is a district in its own right, neatly separating the Upper East Side from the Upper West Side, stretching from Midtown at the southern end to Harlem at the north.
Nutter’s Battery
Nutter's Battery is a scenic overlook in the North Woods of Central Park in Manhattan, New York City, overlooking the Harlem Meer to the north. The battery was built during the War of 1812 as a small part of an extensive system of fortification intended to defend against a British invasion from the north.Fort Clinton
Fort Clinton was a stone-and-earthworks fortification on an elevation within what is now Central Park in New York City. It was built in 1814 near the present line of 107th Street, slightly west of Fifth Avenue.Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Harlem and Harlem.
East Harlem
Neighborhood
Photo: Diensthuber, CC BY 3.0.
East Harlem, also known as Spanish Harlem or El Barrio, and formerly Italian Harlem, is a neighborhood of Upper Manhattan in New York City, north of the Upper East Side and bounded by 96th Street to the south, Fifth Avenue to the west, and the East and Harlem Rivers to the east and north.
Harlem
Quarter
Photo: Momos, Public domain.
Harlem is a neighborhood in Upper Manhattan, New York City. It is bounded roughly by the Hudson River on the west; the Harlem River and 155th Street on the north; Fifth Avenue on the east; and 110th Street on the south.
Manhattan Valley
Neighborhood
Manhattan Valley is a neighborhood in the northern part of the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. It is bounded by West 110th Street to the north, Central Park West to the east, West 96th Street to the south, and Broadway to the west.
Harlem Meer
- Type: Lake
- Description: meer in Central Park in Manhattan, New York City
- Category: body of water
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Harlem Meer” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Harlem Meer”
- Croatian: “Harlem Meer”
- Dutch: “Harlem Meer”
- Interlingua: “Harlem Meer”
- Italian: “Harlem Meer”
- Japanese: “ダナ・ディスカバリーセンター”
- Japanese: “ハーレム・メア”
- Japanese: “ハーレムミーア”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Harlem Meer”
- Venetian: “Harlem Meer”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Le Petit Senegal and Mount Morris Park Historic District.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lincoln Correctional Facility and Untermyer Fountain.
Manhattan: Must-Visit Destinations
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