Fort Clinton

Fort Clinton was a stone-and-earthworks fortification on an elevation within what is now in New York City. It was built in 1814 near the present line of 107th Street, slightly west of .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: former fort in New York City’s Central Park
  • Also known as: “Fort Clinton, Central Park”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Central Park and Museum of the City of New York.

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A vast green swath of open space in the heart of , is a district in its own right, neatly separating the from the , stretching from Midtown at the southern end to at the north.

Museum
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The is a history and art museum in , New York City. It was founded by Henry Collins Brown in 1923 to preserve and present the history of New York City and its people. is situated 1,000 feet south of Fort Clinton.

Museum
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, often known simply as El Museo, is a at 1230 in , New York City. It is located near the northern end of Fifth Avenue's Museum Mile, immediately north of the . is situated 820 feet south of Fort Clinton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Harlem and Manhattan Valley.

Neighborhood
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, also known as Spanish Harlem or El Barrio, and formerly Italian Harlem, is a neighborhood of in , north of the and bounded by 96th Street to the south, to the west, and the and to the east and north.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the northern part of the of in . It is bounded by West 110th Street to the north, Central Park West to the east, West 96th Street to the south, and Broadway to the west.

Quarter
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is a neighborhood in , New York City. It is bounded roughly by the on the west; the and 155th Street on the north; on the east; and 110th Street on the south.

Fort Clinton

Latitude
40.79529° or 40° 47′ 43″ north
Longitude
-73.95215° or 73° 57′ 8″ west
Elevation
46 feet (14 metres)
Inception
1814
Open location code
87G8Q2WX+44
Open­Street­Map ID
way 47091894
Open­Street­Map feature
highway=­pedestrian
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
10338719
Wiki­data ID
Q5470941
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Russian—“Fort Clinton” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Форт Клінтан”
  • Japanese: “クリントン砦”
  • Japanese: “フォート・クリントン (セントラルパーク)”
  • Polish: “Fort Clinton”
  • Russian: “Форт Клинтон”

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