Vista Rock
Belvedere Castle is a folly in Central Park in Manhattan, New York City. It contains exhibit rooms, an observation deck, and since 1919 has housed Central Park’s official weather station.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Central Park and Museum of Modern Art.
Central Park
Photo: Ed Yourdon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
A vast green swath of open space in the heart of Manhattan, Central Park is a district in its own right, neatly separating the Upper East Side from the Upper West Side, stretching from Midtown at the southern end to Harlem at the north.
Museum of Modern Art
Museum
The Museum of Modern Art is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. MoMA's collection spans the late 19th century to the present, and includes over 200,000 works of architecture and design, drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, prints, illustrated and artist's books, film, as well as electronic media.
American Museum of Natural History
Museum
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The American Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. Located in Theodore Roosevelt Park, across the street from Central Park, the museum complex comprises 21 interconnected buildings housing 45 permanent exhibition halls, in addition to a planetarium and a library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New York City and Upper East Side.
New York City
Photo: Marco Cortese, CC BY-SA 2.0.
New York is a global center for media, entertainment, art, fashion, research, finance, and trade. The bustling, cosmopolitan heart of the 4th largest metropolis in the world and by far the most populous city in the United States, New York has long been a key entry point and a defining city for the nation.
Upper East Side
Photo: Alex Proimos, CC BY 2.0.
The Upper East Side of Manhattan is one of the city's wealthiest districts. Spanning the stretch of island between 59th Street to 96th Street east of Central Park, the neighborhoods of Lenox Hill, Yorkville, and Carnegie Hill are full of luxurious townhouses and apartment buildings on some of the most affluent addresses in New York.
Theater District
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Broadway. Times Square. Madison Square Garden. The name says it all: the Theater District is the entertainment hub of the city, and possibly the entire nation.
Vista Rock
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 131 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.7794° or 40° 46′ 46″ northLongitude
-73.9691° or 73° 58′ 9″ westElevation
131 feet (40 metres)Open location code
87G8Q2HJ+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
node 3915239536OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata ID
Q3561112
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In Other Languages
From French to Portuguese—“Vista Rock” goes by many names.
- French: “Vista Rock”
- Portuguese: “Vista Rock”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as The Point and Upper West Side.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Belvedere Castle and Henry Luce Nature Observatory.
Manhattan: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Central Park, Upper East Side, Theater District, and Upper West Side.
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