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Inspiration Point

The Inspiration Point Shelter is a popular rest stop for cyclists along the Hudson River Greenway within in , which extends to to the north and to the south.
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  • Type: Scenic viewpoint
  • Description: building in Manhattan, New York
  • Also known as: “Inspiration Point - Hudson River Greenway”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Met Cloisters and 190th Street station.

Museum
Photo: Drozdp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cloisters is a museum in , straddling the neighborhoods of and , in , . The museum specializes in European medieval art and architecture, with a focus on the Romanesque and Gothic periods. is situated 2,700 feet northeast of Inspiration Point.

Metro station
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The is a station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, served by the A train at all times. It is located on Fort Washington Avenue in the Hudson Heights section of 's neighborhood, near the avenue's intersection with Cabrini Boulevard at Margaret Corbin Circle, about three blocks north of 190th Street. is situated 910 feet east of Inspiration Point.

Bridge
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The is a double-decked suspension bridge spanning the , connecting in , with the neighborhood of , New York City. is situated 1 mile southwest of Inspiration Point.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Morris Heights and Washington Heights.

Neighborhood
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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 to the west.

Quarter
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is a neighborhood in the northern part of the borough of in . It is named for Fort Washington, a fortification constructed at the on Manhattan by Continental Army troops to defend the area from the British forces during the American Revolutionary War.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood of the West Bronx in . Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise, are: West Fordham Road to the north, Jerome Avenue to the east, West Burnside Avenue to the south and the to the west.

Inspiration Point

Latitude
40.8586° or 40° 51′ 31″ north
Longitude
-73.93738° or 73° 56′ 15″ west
Open location code
87G8V357+C2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4589677958
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­viewpoint
Wiki­data ID
Q29469196
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