Pier 61
Pier 61 is a pier in Manhattan, New York. Pier 61 is situated nearby to the sports venue Chelsea Piers, as well as near Whitney Museum.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chelsea Piers and Madison Square Garden.
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.
Madison Square Garden
Stadium
Photo: Ajay Suresh, CC BY 2.0.
Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as the Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh and Eighth avenues from 31st to 33rd streets above Pennsylvania Station. Madison Square Garden is situated 1 mile east of Pier 61.
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 2,900 feet south of Pier 61.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chelsea and Hudson Yards.
Chelsea
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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.
NoMad
Neighborhood
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NoMad, also known as Madison Square North, is a neighborhood centered on the Madison Square North Historic District in the borough of Manhattan in New York City.
Pier 61
- Type: Pier
- Category: building
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.74755° or 40° 44′ 51″ northLongitude
-74.00975° or 74° 0′ 35″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
87G7PXXR+23OpenStreetMap ID
way 264627647OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=pierGeoNames ID
5131208
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