Metropolitan Oval
The Metropolitan Oval, also known as Met Oval, is a soccer complex located in Maspeth, Queens in New York City. Village Voice named the complex, which takes up 4.2 acres, the "Best full soccer field in the middle of a residential neighborhood" in 2004, for its "pristine" playing surface and the view of the Manhattan skyline.Photo: Anthony42710, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: soccer complex in New York, USA
- Also known as: “Met Oval Academy”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Parkchester Library and St. Helena’s Church.
St. Helena’s Church
Church
The Church of St. Helena is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of New York. Its parish church is located at the intersection of Olmstead Avenue and Benedict Avenue, Bronx, New York City, in the Unionport neighborhood.
St. Raymond’s Church
Church
Photo: TheBronxNYC, CC BY 3.0.
St. Raymond's Church is a parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at Castle Hill Avenue at Tremont Avenue in Parkchester, Bronx, New York City.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Westchester Square and Van Nest.
Westchester Square
Neighborhood
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.
Westchester Square is a residential neighborhood geographically located in the eastern section of the New York City borough of the Bronx. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise are: East Tremont Avenue and Silver Street, Blondell Avenue and Westchester Creek to the east, Waterbury Avenue to the south and Castle Hill Avenue to the west.
Van Nest
Neighborhood
Photo: TheBronxNYC, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Van Nest is a working-class neighborhood geographically located in the East Bronx section of the Bronx, New York City. Going clockwise, its boundaries are Bronxdale Avenue to the northeast, the Amtrak tracks to the southeast, and Bronx Park to the west.
West Farms
Neighborhood
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
West Farms is a residential neighborhood in The Bronx, New York City. Its boundaries are Bronx Park to the north, the Bronx River to the east, the Cross Bronx Expressway to the south, and Southern Boulevard to the west.
Metropolitan Oval
- Categories: association football venue, sports complex, gym, recreation area, and sports location
- Location: Bronx, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.8383° or 40° 50′ 18″ northLongitude
-73.85988° or 73° 51′ 36″ westElevation
52 feet (16 metres)Named after
MetLifeOpen location code
87G8R4QR+82OpenStreetMap ID
way 723006467OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkOpenStreetMap feature
sport=fitness
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Satellite Map
Discover Metropolitan Oval from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
“Metropolitan Oval” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Metropolitan Oval”
Localities in the Area
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