Hunts Point
Hunts Point is a cape in Bronx, New York. Hunts Point is situated nearby to the neighborhood Clason Point, as well as near Castle Hill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cape
- Description: cape in Bronx County, New York, United States of America
- Also known as: “Hunt’s Point” and “Quinnahung”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center and Hunts Point Cooperative Market.
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.
Hunts Point Cooperative Market
The Hunts Point Cooperative Market is a 24/7 wholesale food market located on 60 acres in the Hunts Point neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City. The largest food distribution center of its kind in the world, it earns annual revenues of over $2 billion.Barretto Point Park
Park
Photo: Deansfa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hunts Point and Clason Point.
Hunts Point
Neighborhood
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.
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.
Castle Hill
Neighborhood
Photo: TheBronxNYC, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castle Hill is a neighborhood located in the southeast section of the borough of the Bronx in New York City. Its boundaries are Waterbury Avenue and Westchester Avenue to the north, Westchester Creek to the east, the East River to the south, and White Plains Road to the west.
Hunts Point
- Category: landform
- Location: Bronx, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.80181° or 40° 48′ 7″ northLongitude
-73.87349° or 73° 52′ 25″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
87G8R42G+PJOpenStreetMap ID
node 7525199579OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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In Other Languages
“Hunts Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hunts Point”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hunts Point Landing and Joseph Rodman Drake Park.
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