Great Lawn and Turtle Pond

The Great Lawn and Turtle Pond are two connected features of in , , 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.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include East River Arch Bridge of the New York Connecting Railroad and Robert F Kennedy Memorial Bridge.

Bridge
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The Hell Gate Bridge is a railroad bridge in New York City. The bridge carries two tracks of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor and one freight track between , and , via .

Bridge
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The Robert F. Kennedy Bridge is a complex of bridges and elevated expressway viaducts in . The bridges link the boroughs of , , and .

Park
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is a 59.96-acre public park in the neighborhood of in . The park is situated on the eastern shore of the , a strait of the , between Ditmars Boulevard to the north and Hoyt Avenue to the south.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Astoria and East Harlem.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the western portion of the borough of . is bounded by the to the west and north and is adjacent to four other Queens neighborhoods: Long Island City to the southwest, to the southeast, and and to the east.

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 geographically located in the southwest corner of , New York City. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 1. is situated 1½ miles north of Great Lawn and Turtle Pond.

Great Lawn and Turtle Pond

Latitude
40.78024° or 40° 46′ 49″ north
Longitude
-73.92088° or 73° 55′ 15″ west
Elevation
105 feet (32 metres)
Open location code
87G8Q3JH+3J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1203953147
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­grass
Geo­Names ID
11819896
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