Poe Park
Poe Park is a park in Bronx, New York. Poe Park is situated nearby to the neighborhood Fordham, as well as near Bedford Park.- Opening hours: 6:00 AM—1:00 AM
- Type: Park
- Description: park in the United States of America
- Address: Bronx, NY
Places of Interest
Highlights include Edgar Allan Poe Cottage and Bronx Library Center.
Edgar Allan Poe Cottage
Museum
Photo: Zoirusha, Public domain.
The Edgar Allan Poe Cottage is the former home of American writer Edgar Allan Poe. It is located on Kingsbridge Road and the Grand Concourse in the Fordham neighborhood of the Bronx, New York, a short distance from its original location, and is now in the northern part of Poe Park.
Bronx Library Center
Library
Photo: Julesantonio7, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bronx Library Center is a branch of the New York Public Library in the Fordham section of the Bronx in New York City. The library is located at 310 East Kingsbridge Road between Fordham Road and East 192nd Street, two blocks east of the Grand Concourse.
Kingsbridge Road station
Metro station
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.
The Kingsbridge Road station is an express station on the IND Concourse Line of the New York City Subway. Located within the Fordham Manor and Kingsbridge Heights neighborhoods in the Bronx, it is served by the D train at all times and the B train weekdays only.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fordham and Bedford Park.
Fordham
Neighborhood
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.
Fordham is a neighborhood located in the western Bronx, New York City. Fordham is roughly bordered by East 196th Street to the north, the Harlem River to the west, Fordham Road to the south, and Southern Boulevard to the east.
Bedford Park
Neighborhood
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.
Bedford Park is a residential neighborhood in the northwest Bronx, New York City, adjacent to the New York Botanical Garden. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise, are: Mosholu Parkway to the north, Webster Avenue to the east, East 196th Street to the south, and Jerome Avenue to the west.
Kingsbridge Heights
Neighborhood
Kingsbridge Heights is a residential neighborhood geographically located in the northwest Bronx, New York City. Its boundaries are Van Cortlandt Park to the north, Jerome Avenue to the east, Kingsbridge Road to the south, and the Major Deegan Expressway to the west.
Poe Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Bronx, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.86492° or 40° 51′ 54″ northLongitude
-73.8947° or 73° 53′ 41″ westElevation
138 feet (42 metres)Named after
Edgar Allan PoeOpen location code
87G8V474+X4OpenStreetMap ID
way 305086297OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
5131824Wikidata ID
Q49544490
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In Other Languages
“Poe Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Poe Park (parke sa Estados Unidos, New York)”
- Cebuano: “Poe Park”
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