Governors Island National Monument
Governors Island National Monument is a unit of the United States national park system in New York City. It is located on 22 acres of Governors Island, a 172-acre island located off the southern tip of Manhattan Island, at the confluence of the Hudson and East rivers in New York Harbor.- Type: Park
- Description: national monument in Manhattan, New York
- Also known as: “Di tích Quốc gia Đảo Governors”, “Di tích Quốc gia Governors Island”, and “GOIS”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Fort Jay and The Battery.
Federal Hall
Historic building
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Columbia Street Waterfront District and Cobble Hill.
Cobble Hill
Neighborhood
Cobble Hill is a neighborhood in the northwestern portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn.
Governors Island National Monument
- Categories: National Monument of the United States, National Park System unit, and national monument
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.69164° or 40° 41′ 30″ north
Longitude
-74.01671° or 74° 1′ 0″ west
Elevation
33 feet (10 metres)
Open location code
87G7MXRM+M8
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Governors Island National Monument” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “النصب التذكاري الوطني لجزيرة الحاكم”
- Cebuano: “Governors Island National Monument”
- Chinese: “总督岛国家名胜”
- Chinese: “總督島國家名勝”
- French: “monument national de Governors Island”
- French: “Monument national de Governors Island”
- Japanese: “ガバナーズ島ナショナル・モニュメント”
- Spanish: “Monumento Nacional de Governors Island”
- Vietnamese: “Di tích Quốc gia Đảo Governor”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Colonels Row and Nolan Park.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Castle William Light and Liggett Hall.
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Worth a closer look: Central Park and Upper East Side.
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