Ridgewood Reservoir
Ridgewood Reservoir is a decommissioned 19th century reservoir and freshwater wetland on the border between the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, within what is now Highland Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Highland Park and Cypress Hills National Cemetery.
Highland Park
Park
Highland Park is a park located in Brooklyn, New York City, on the border with Queens. Established in 1901, Highland Park borders Cypress Hills, Brooklyn—part of the East New York neighborhood—to its south, and it abuts Glendale and Ridgewood, Queens, to its north.
Cypress Hills National Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: K72ndst, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cypress Hills National Cemetery is a 18.2-acre cemetery located in the Cypress Hills neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. It is the only United States National Cemetery in New York City and has more than 21,100 interments of veterans and civilians.
Machpelah Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Anthony22, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Machpelah Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery located within the Cemetery Belt in Glendale, Queens, in New York City. It was established around 1855. In addition to managing the 6-acre cemetery, the former Machpelah Cemetery Association also managed the adjacent Union Field Cemetery, New Union Field Cemetery and Hungarian Union Field Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glendale and Cypress Hills.
Glendale
Neighborhood
Photo: DoomDan515, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Glendale is a neighborhood in the west-central portion of the New York City borough of Queens. It is bounded by Forest Hills to the east, Ridgewood to the west, Woodhaven to the south, and Middle Village to the north.
Cypress Hills
Neighborhood
East New York is a residential neighborhood in the eastern section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise, are roughly the Cemetery Belt and the Queens borough line to the north; the Queens…
City Line
Neighborhood
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
East New York is a residential neighborhood in the eastern section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise, are roughly the Cemetery Belt and the Queens borough line to the north; the Queens…
Ridgewood Reservoir
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: decommissioned reservoir in New York City
- Category: body of water
- Location: Queens, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.68924° or 40° 41′ 21″ northLongitude
-73.88648° or 73° 53′ 11″ westElevation
167 feet (51 metres)Open location code
87G8M4Q7+MCOpenStreetMap ID
way 30780003OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirGeoNames ID
5133860Wikidata ID
Q7332868
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Satellite Map
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Explore places such as Fresh Pond Junction and Broadway Junction.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hungarian Cemetery and Cominidad Cristiana Internacional CCI New Yok.
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