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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  • Type: Quarter with 153,000 residents
  • 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”, and “Washington Heights, New York City”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Yankee Stadium and George Washington Bridge.

Stadium
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is a baseball stadium located in , New York City. It is the home field of Major League Baseball’s New York Yankees. The stadium opened in April 2009, replacing the original that operated from 1923 to 2008; it is situated in the Concourse neighborhood of the Bronx on the 24-acre former site of Macombs Dam Park, one block north of the original stadium's site.

Bridge
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The is a double-decked suspension bridge spanning the , connecting in , with the Washington Heights neighborhood of , New York City.

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The West 167th Street Stairs, colloquially known as the and also as the Shakespeare Steps, are a step street connecting Shakespeare and Anderson avenues at West 167th Street in the neighborhood of in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Lee and Harlem and Upper Manhattan.

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is a city in . This town is comprised of a large residential community that includes natives, transplants from New York, and immigrants, especially from .

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Upper is a large, relatively under-visited area that ranges from 125th Street to Inwood Hill Park on the west and from 96th Street northward on the east.

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The is one of the five boroughs of . Known for Yankee Stadium, the home field of the New York Yankees baseball team, it has been a borough of New York City since 1898.

Washington Heights

Latitude
40.8402° or 40° 50′ 25″ north
Longitude
-73.9402° or 73° 56′ 25″ west
Population
153,000
Elevation
177 feet (54 metres)
Open location code
87G8R3R5+3W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158902726
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
5143307
Wiki­data ID
Q1370292
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yiddish—“Washington Heights” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “واشنطن هايتس”
  • Armenian: “Վաշինգտոն Հայթս”
  • Basque: “Washington Heights”
  • Catalan: “Washington Heights”
  • Chinese: “华盛顿高地 (曼哈顿)”
  • Chinese: “華盛頓高地 (曼哈頓)”
  • Chinese: “華盛頓高地”
  • Danish: “Washington Heights”
  • Dutch: “Washington Heights”
  • Estonian: “Washington Heights”
  • Faroese: “Washington Heights”
  • French: “Washington Heights”
  • German: “Hamilton Heights und Washington Heights”
  • German: “Manhattan/Washington Heights”
  • German: “Washington Heights”
  • Greek: “Ουάσινγκτον Χάιτς”
  • Greek: “Υψώματα Ουάσινγκτον”
  • Hebrew: “וושינגטון הייטס (מנהטן)”
  • Hebrew: “וושינגטון הייטס”
  • Indonesian: “Washington Heights, Manhattan”
  • Indonesian: “Washington Heights”
  • Italian: “Washington Heights”
  • Japanese: “ワシントン・ハイツ”
  • Japanese: “ワシントンハイツ”
  • Korean: “워싱턴 하이츠”
  • Korean: “워싱턴하이츠”
  • Luxembourgish: “Washington Heights”
  • Manx: “Washington Heights”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Washington Heights”
  • Persian: “واشینگتن هایتس، منهتن”
  • Persian: “واشینگتن هایتس”
  • Portuguese: “Washington Heights”
  • Russian: “Вашингтон-Хайтс (Манхэттен)”
  • Russian: “Вашингтон-Хайтс”
  • Serbian: “Vašington hajts”
  • Serbian: “Вашингтон хајтс”
  • Slovenian: “Washington Heights”
  • Spanish: “Washington Heights (Manhattan)”
  • Spanish: “Washington Heights”
  • Swedish: “Washington Heights”
  • Turkish: “Washington Heights, Manhattan”
  • Turkish: “Washington Heights”
  • Ukrainian: “Вашингтон-Гайтс (Мангеттен)”
  • Ukrainian: “Вашингтон-Гайтс”
  • Urdu: “واشنگٹن ہائٹس، مین ہٹن”
  • Welsh: “Washington Heights”
  • Yiddish: “וואשינגטאן הייטס”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mitchel Square Park and 168th Street.

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