Jamaica Hills

Jamaica Hills is a small middle class neighborhood in the borough of .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens
  • Also known as: “Jamaica Hills, Queens”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Captain George H Tilly Park and Masjid Al-Mamoor.

Park
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Captain Tilly Park is a 9.16-acre park in Jamaica Hills, Queens, New York, north of downtown . It is bordered by 165th Street to the west, 85th Avenue to the north, Chapin Parkway and Gothic Drive to the northeast, and Highland Avenue to the south.

Mosque
, also known as the Jamaica Muslim Center, is one of the largest multi-purpose Muslim establishments in . The center includes a , a school, and a place for religious gatherings and eating facilities.

School
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was a four-year public high school in , New York. It was operated by the New York City Department of Education. was founded as the Union Free School in 1854, and located within a three-story wooden structure on what is now 161st Street.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jamaica and Pomonok.

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is an expansive neighborhood located in eastern . Historically consisting of predominantly black communities, now is home to an extremely diverse array of peoples and cultures.

Neighborhood
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is a working class neighborhood within the area in the borough of . Its borders are the Long Island Expressway to the north; Kissena Boulevard to the west; 73rd Avenue to the south; and 164th Street to the east.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the northeastern section of the borough of . was formerly part of the broader town of and is bordered to the north by the Horace Harding Expressway and ; to the west by , St. is situated 1½ miles north of Jamaica Hills.

Jamaica Hills

Latitude
40.71278° or 40° 42′ 46″ north
Longitude
-73.79917° or 73° 47′ 57″ west
Elevation
148 feet (45 metres)
Open location code
87G8P672+48
Geo­Names ID
11838912
Wiki­data ID
Q6127299
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Satellite Map

Discover Jamaica Hills from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Jamaica Hills” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “牙买加小丘”
  • Chinese: “牙買加小丘”
  • Esperanto: “Jamajkaj Montetoj”
  • French: “Jamaica Hills”
  • German: “Jamaica Hills”
  • Japanese: “ジャマイカ・ヒルズ (クイーンズ)”
  • Scots: “Jamaica Hills, Queens”
  • Scots: “Jamaica Hills”
  • Spanish: “Jamaica Hills”
  • Swedish: “Jamaica Hills”
  • Urdu: “جمیکا ہلز، کوئینز”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Goose Pond and Joseph Austin Playground.

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