Walt Whitman Library
Walt Whitman Library is a library in Brooklyn, New York which is located on Saint Edwards Street. Walt Whitman Library is situated nearby to the historic site Navy Street station, as well as near Commodore Barry Park.Photo: Jim.henderson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Library
- Description: public library in Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Also known as: “BPL Walt Whitman Library”, “Walt Whitman Branch”, “Walt Whitman Branch Brooklyn Public Library”, and “Walt Whitman Library, Brooklyn Public Library”
- Address: 93 Saint Edwards Street, NY 11205
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Navy Street station and The Brooklyn Hospital Center.
Navy Street station
Historic site
The Navy Street station was a station on the demolished BMT Myrtle Avenue Line in Brooklyn, New York City. It had 2 tracks and 1 island platform. The station opened on April 10, 1888 for the Myrtle Avenue Elevated trains. Navy Street station is situated 530 feet southwest of Walt Whitman Library.
The Brooklyn Hospital Center
Hospital
Photo: Creative Commons, Public domain.
The Brooklyn Hospital Center is a 464-licensed-bed, full-service community teaching hospital located in Downtown Brooklyn, New York City. The hospital was founded in 1845. The Brooklyn Hospital Center is situated 1,400 feet south of Walt Whitman Library.
Commodore Barry Park
Park
Photo: Creative Commons, Public domain.
Commodore Barry Park is an urban park in the Fort Greene neighborhood of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The park is operated by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Greene and Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Fort Greene
Neighborhood
Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Greene is a neighborhood in the northwestern part of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood is bounded by Flushing Avenue and the Brooklyn Navy Yard to the north, Flatbush Avenue Extension and Downtown Brooklyn to the west, Atlantic Avenue and Prospect Heights to the south, and Vanderbilt Avenue and Clinton Hill to the east.
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Brooklyn Navy Yard is a shipyard and industrial complex in northwest Brooklyn in New York City, New York, U.S. The Navy Yard is located on the East River in Wallabout Bay, a semicircular bend of the river across from Corlears Hook in Manhattan.
Downtown Brooklyn
Photo: Red trela, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Downtown Brooklyn is in Brooklyn. In addition to the downtown area proper, it includes Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Cobble Hill, Boerum Hill, Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, and the Navy Yard.
Walt Whitman Library
- Categories: library branch, public library, library building, Carnegie library, building, and education
- Location: Brooklyn, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.69448° or 40° 41′ 40″ northLongitude
-73.97773° or 73° 58′ 40″ westElevation
30 feet (9 metres)Height
31 feet (9.3 metres)Open location code
87G8M2VC+QWOpenStreetMap ID
way 250366652OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesGeoNames ID
6343633Wikidata ID
Q110320325
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