Washington Heights

Washington Heights is a neighborhood in the northern part of the borough of in . It is named for Fort Washington, a fortification constructed at the on Manhattan by Continental Army troops to defend the area from the British forces during the American Revolutionary War.
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  • Quarter with about 202,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 180 feet (50 metres)
  • Description: neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, United States
  • Also known as
    “Harlem Heights”
    “Pen-a-bick”
    “Quisqueya Heights”
    “The Heights”
    “Washington Heights, Manhattan”
    “Washington Heights, New York City”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Yankee Stadium and George Washington Bridge.
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Stadium
is a baseball stadium located in , New York City.
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Bridge
The is a double-decked…
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The West 167th Street Stairs, colloquially known…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Lee and Harlem and Upper Manhattan.
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is a city in .
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Upper is a large, relatively under-visited…
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The is one of the five boroughs of .

Washington Heights

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Latitude
40.8402° or 40° 50′ 25″ north
Longitude
-73.9402° or 73° 56′ 25″ west
Open location code
87G8R3R5+3W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158902726
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
5143307
Wiki­data ID
Q1370292

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yiddish—“Washington Heights” goes by many names.
واشنطن هايتسArabic
Վաշինգտոն ՀայթսArmenian
Washington HeightsBasque
Washington HeightsCatalan
华盛顿高地 (曼哈顿)Chinese
華盛頓高地Chinese
華盛頓高地 (曼哈頓)Chinese
Washington HeightsDanish
Washington HeightsDutch
Washington HeightsEstonian
Washington HeightsFaroese
Washington HeightsFrench
Hamilton Heights und Washington HeightsGerman
Manhattan/Washington HeightsGerman
Washington HeightsGerman
Ουάσινγκτον ΧάιτςGreek
Υψώματα ΟυάσινγκτονGreek
וושינגטון הייטסHebrew
וושינגטון הייטס (מנהטן)Hebrew
Washington HeightsIndonesian
Washington Heights, ManhattanIndonesian
Washington HeightsItalian
ワシントン・ハイツJapanese
워싱턴 하이츠Korean
Washington HeightsLuxembourgish
Washington HeightsManx
Washington HeightsNorwegian Bokmål
واشینگتن هایتسPersian
واشینگتن هایتس، منهتنPersian
Washington HeightsPortuguese
Вашингтон-ХайтсRussian
Вашингтон-Хайтс (Манхэттен)Russian
Vašington hajtsSerbian
Вашингтон хајтсSerbian
Washington HeightsSlovenian
Washington HeightsSpanish
Washington Heights (Manhattan)Spanish
Washington HeightsSwedish
Washington HeightsTurkish
Washington Heights, ManhattanTurkish
Вашингтон-ГайтсUkrainian
Вашингтон-Гайтс (Мангеттен)Ukrainian
واشنگٹن ہائٹس، مین ہٹنUrdu
Washington HeightsWelsh
וואשינגטאן הייטסYiddish

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