Pier 59
Pier 59 is a pier in Manhattan, New York. Pier 59 is situated nearby to the sports venue Chelsea Piers, as well as near the islet Little Island at Pier 55.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chelsea Piers and Whitney Museum.
Chelsea Piers
Sports venue
Photo: Groovio, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Chelsea Piers is a series of piers in Chelsea, on the West Side of Manhattan in New York City. Located to the west of the West Side Highway and Hudson River Park and to the east of the Hudson River, they were originally a passenger ship terminal in the early 1900s that was used by RMS Lusitania and was the destination of RMS Carpathia after rescuing the survivors of RMS Titanic. Chelsea Piers is situated 420 feet north of Pier 59.
Whitney Museum
Museum
Photo: Ajay Suresh, CC BY 2.0.
The Whitney Museum of American Art, known informally as "The Whitney", is a modern and contemporary American art museum located in the Meatpacking District and West Village neighborhoods of Manhattan in New York City. Whitney Museum is situated 2,200 feet south of Pier 59.
Little Island at Pier 55
Islet
Photo: Eden, Janine and Jim, CC BY 2.0.
Little Island at Pier 55 is an artificial island and a public park within Hudson River Park, just off the western coast of Manhattan in New York City. Designed by Heatherwick Studio, it is near the intersection of West Street and West 13th Street in the Meatpacking District and Chelsea neighborhoods of Manhattan. Little Island at Pier 55 is situated 1,300 feet south of Pier 59.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chelsea and Hudson Yards.
Chelsea
Photo: Xauxa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sitting on the southwest side of Midtown Manhattan, Chelsea has a huge concentration of art galleries and is a popular dining and nightlife district. The area along 8th Avenue is the center of gay social life in Manhattan.
Hudson Yards
Neighborhood
Photo: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hudson Yards is a neighborhood on the West Side of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, bounded roughly by 30th Street in the south, 41st Street in the north, the West Side Highway in the west, and Eighth Avenue in the east.
Gramercy Flatiron
Photo: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 3.0.
In the shadow of the skyscrapers of Midtown sit some of Manhattan's most colorful and vibrant neighborhoods. Busy Flatiron is one of the borough's most active shopping and entertainment districts, situated between Union Square and Madison Square Park, two of the most popular meeting places for Manhattanites.
Pier 59
- Type: Pier
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.74565° or 40° 44′ 44″ northLongitude
-74.01045° or 74° 0′ 38″ westElevation
-7 feet (-2 metres)Open location code
87G7PXWQ+7ROpenStreetMap ID
node 3915249647OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=pierGeoNames ID
5131204
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