The Light of the World
The Light of the World is a work of art in Yonkers, Westchester County, New York. The Light of the World is situated nearby to Valentine Hill, as well as near Saint Ann Catholic Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cross County Shopping Center and Tibbetts Brook Park.
Cross County Shopping Center
Shopping center
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Cross County Center is an open-air shopping mall located at the junction of the NYS Thruway and Cross County Parkway, in the Kimball neighborhood of Yonkers, New York, United States. Cross County Shopping Center is situated 3,300 feet southeast of The Light of the World.
Tibbetts Brook Park
Park
Tibbetts Brook Park is a 161-acre park located in the Lincoln Park section of Yonkers in Westchester County, New York. Opened in 1927, it was one of the first developed parks in Westchester County and is accessible only to County residents, with activities that include swimming, hiking, sports, nature watching and fishing.
Yonkers Raceway & Empire City Casino
Sports venue
Photo: EmpireCity1, CC0.
Yonkers Raceway & Empire City Casino, founded in 1899 as the Empire City Race Track, is a one-half-mile standardbred harness racing dirt track and slots racino located at the intersection of Central Park Avenue and Yonkers Avenue in Yonkers, New York, United States, near the New York City border. Yonkers Raceway & Empire City Casino is situated 1 mile south of The Light of the World.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bronxville and Mount Vernon.
Bronxville
Photo: Trxr4kds, Public domain.
Bronxville is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States, located approximately 15 miles north of Midtown Manhattan. It is part of the town of Eastchester.
Mount Vernon
Photo: EJ220, Public domain.
Mount Vernon is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States. It is an inner suburb of New York City, immediately to the north of the borough of the Bronx.
Woodlawn
Neighborhood
Photo: DanTD, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Woodlawn Heights, also known as Woodlawn, is a predominantly Irish-American working class neighborhood at the very north end of the borough of the Bronx in New York City. Woodlawn is situated 2½ miles south of The Light of the World.
The Light of the World
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Category: tourism
- Location: Yonkers, Westchester County, Downstate New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.93072° or 40° 55′ 51″ northLongitude
-73.86391° or 73° 51′ 50″ westOpen location code
87G8W4JP+7COpenStreetMap ID
node 5263085401OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statue
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Valentine Hill and Saint Ann Catholic Church.
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