Merriam Playground
Merriam Playground is a park in Bronx, New York. Merriam Playground is situated nearby to the neighborhood Highbridge, as well as near the quarter Washington Heights.Places of Interest
Highlights include Yankee Stadium and Joker Stairs.
Yankee Stadium
Stadium
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Yankee Stadium is a baseball stadium located in the Bronx in New York City, United States. It is the home field of Major League Baseball’s New York Yankees and New York City FC of Major League Soccer.
Joker Stairs
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The West 167th Street Stairs, colloquially known as the Joker Stairs, are a step street connecting Shakespeare and Anderson avenues at West 167th Street in the Highbridge neighborhood of the Bronx in New York City.
High Bridge
Bridge
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The High Bridge is a steel arch bridge connecting Manhattan and the Bronx in New York City, New York, United States. Rising 140 ft over the Harlem River, it is the city's oldest major bridge, having opened as part of the Croton Aqueduct in 1848.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Highbridge and Washington Heights.
Highbridge
Neighborhood
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Highbridge is a residential neighborhood geographically located in the central-west section of the Bronx, New York City. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise, are the Cross-Bronx Expressway to the north, Jerome Avenue to the east, Macombs Dam Bridge to the south, and the Harlem River to the west.
Washington Heights
Quarter
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Washington Heights is a neighborhood in the northern part of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It is named for Fort Washington, a fortification constructed at the highest natural point on Manhattan by Continental Army troops to defend the area from the British forces during the American Revolutionary War.
Morris Heights
Neighborhood
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Morris Heights is a residential neighborhood located in the West Bronx. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise are: West Burnside Avenue to the north, Jerome Avenue to the east, the Cross-Bronx Expressway to the south, and the Harlem River to the west.
Merriam Playground
- Type: Park
- Description: park in the United States of America
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Bronx, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.83917° or 40° 50′ 21″ northLongitude
-73.92694° or 73° 55′ 37″ westElevation
98 feet (30 metres)Open location code
87G8R3QF+M6OpenStreetMap ID
node 357633977OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
“Merriam Playground” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Merriam Playground”
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