Sidewalk clock on Jamaica Avenue

The sidewalk clock on Jamaica Avenue is an early-20th-century sidewalk clock at the southwest corner of Jamaica Avenue and Union Hall Street in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens in New York City.

Photo: Jim.henderson, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Clock
Description: public clock in Queens, New York City
Also known as: “Sidewalk Clock on Jamaica Avenue”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning and First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica.

Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning

Arts center

Photo: Jim.henderson, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning in Jamaica, Queens, New York is a performing and visual arts center that was founded in 1972 in an effort to revitalize the surrounding business district.

First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica

Church

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The First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica is located in Jamaica, Queens, a neighborhood of New York City. Organized in 1662, it is the oldest continuously serving Presbyterian church in the United States. First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica is situated 710 feet northeast of Sidewalk clock on Jamaica Avenue.

J. Kurtz and Sons Store Building

Photo: DanTD, CC BY-SA 4.0.

J. Kurtz and Sons Store Building is a historic commercial building in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens in New York City. It was built in 1931 and is a six-story, steel-frame building with two decorated sides in the Art Deco style.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jamaica and Locust Manor.

Jamaica

Photo: Seshball, CC BY 2.0.

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

Locust Manor

Neighborhood

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Locust Manor is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered on the north by Baisley Boulevard to Irwin Place to Roe Road to 120th Avenue, on the east by the tracks of the Long Island Rail Road to 121st Avenue to Farmers Boulevard, on the south by North Conduit Boulevard, and on the west by Guy R. Locust Manor is situated 1½ miles southeast of Sidewalk clock on Jamaica Avenue.

Hollis

Neighborhood

Photo: Sergiogr, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hollis is a residential middle-class neighborhood within the southeastern section of the New York City borough of Queens. Boundaries are considered to be 181st Street to the west, Hillside Avenue to the north, Francis Lewis Boulevard to the east, and Murdock Avenue to the south. Hollis is situated 1½ miles east of Sidewalk clock on Jamaica Avenue.

Sidewalk clock on Jamaica Avenue

Categories: street clock and historic site
Location: Queens, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.7041° or 40° 42′ 15″ north

Longitude

-73.79793° or 73° 47′ 53″ west

Open location code

87G8P632+JR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4720168778

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=clock

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

Wikidata ID

Q7508523

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In Other Languages

“Sidewalk clock on Jamaica Avenue” goes by many names.

Spanish: “Reloj de la acera en la Avenida Jamaica”

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