Great Lawn and Turtle Pond
The Great Lawn and Turtle Pond are two connected features of Central Park in Manhattan, New York City, United States. The lawn and pond are located on the site of a former reservoir for the Croton Aqueduct system which was infilled during the early 20th century.
- Type: Plain
- Description: connected features of New York City’s Central Park
- Also known as: “Turtle Pond”, “המדשאה הגדולה ובריכת צבים”, “터틀 폰드”, and “グレート・ローンとタートル池”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Central Park and American Museum of Natural History.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Upper West Side and Upper East Side.
Lenox Hill
Neighborhood
Great Lawn and Turtle Pond
- Categories: lawn and landform
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.78167° or 40° 46′ 54″ north
Longitude
-73.96667° or 73° 58′ west
Elevation
112 feet (34 metres)
Open location code
87G8Q2JM+M8
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Persian—“Great Lawn and Turtle Pond” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Great Lawn”
- Cebuano: “Great Lawn”
- Chinese: “大草坪和龜池”
- French: “Great Lawn”
- Hebrew: “המדשאה הגדולה ובריכת הצבים בסנטרל פארק”
- Japanese: “グレート・ローンとタートル・ポンド”
- Korean: “그레이트 론”
- Persian: “گریت لاون”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Strawberry Fields and Carnegie Hill.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Turtle Pond and Belvedere Castle.
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Worth a closer look: Central Park and Upper East Side.
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