Thomas Jefferson High School

Thomas Jefferson High School was a high school in the neighborhood of in . It was the alma mater of many people who grew up in the Great Depression and World War II and rose to prominence in the arts, literature, and other fields.
  • School
  • …lies at an elevation of 33 feet (10 metres)
  • Description: former high school in Brooklyn, New York, United States
  • Address: 400 Pennsylvania Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207
  • Also known as
    “Jefferson High School”
    “Thomas Jefferson Educational Campus”

Nearby Metro Stations

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Jim.henderson, Public domain.
Metro station
The station is a station on the IRT New Lots Line of the New York City Subway.
830 feet south of Thomas Jefferson High School
Metro station
The station is a station on the IRT…
1,700 feet east of Thomas Jefferson High School
The Legendary Ranger, Public domain.
Metro station
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1,900 feet southwest of Thomas Jefferson High School

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East New York and Cypress Hills.
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Latitude
40.6669° or 40° 40′ 1″ north
Longitude
-73.89512° or 73° 53′ 42″ west
Open location code
87G8M483+QX
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Open­Street­Map feature
amenity = school
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Thomas Jefferson High School” goes by many names.
ثانوية طوماس جفرسونArabic
Вышэйшая школа імя Томаса ДжэфэрсанаBelarusian
Вышэйшая школа Томаса ДжэфэрсанаBelarusian
Thomas Jefferson High School, BrooklynCatalan
תיכון תומאס ג’פרסוןHebrew
Ardscoil Thomas JeffersonIrish
トマス・ジェファーソン高等学校Japanese
Thomas Jefferson High SchoolSwedish

Localities in the Area

“The world is so empty if we think of it only as mountains, rivers, and cities; but to know someone here and there who is in harmony with us… makes this earth an inhabited garden.”

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