Hess triangle
The Hess triangle is a triangular, 500-square-inch plot of private land in the middle of a public sidewalk at the corner of Seventh Avenue and Christopher Street in the West Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Monument
- Description: small plot of land in New York City
- Also known as: “Hess Triangle”
- Inscription: “Property of the Hess Estate which has never been dedicated for public purposes.”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stonewall Inn and Christopher Street–Stonewall Station.
Stonewall Inn
Photo: Antigng, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Stonewall Inn is a gay bar and recreational tavern at 53 Christopher Street in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan in New York City.
Christopher Street–Stonewall Station
Metro station
Photo: Gryffindor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Christopher Street–Stonewall station, formerly known as Christopher Street–Sheridan Square, is a local station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Greenwich Village and Washington Square Village.
Greenwich Village
Photo: MBisanz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Greenwich Village is a well-known, largely residential district in Manhattan, once famous for its vibrant art and literary community. Nowadays the neighborhood is so gentrified that the artists and poets who once lived here wouldn't be able to afford the rents, but the Village is still worth a visit for its lovely tree-lined streets and colorful history.
Washington Square Village
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Washington Square Village is an apartment complex in a superblock in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. WSV was developed by Paul Tishman and Morton S.
University Village
Neighborhood
Photo: how long it takes, CC BY 2.0.
University Village is a building complex owned by New York University in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S.
Hess triangle
- Categories: land parcel, plaque, and historic site
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.7335° or 40° 44′ 1″ northLongitude
-74.00306° or 74° 0′ 11″ westOpen location code
87G7PXMW+CQOpenStreetMap ID
way 1308390918OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q18148743
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Satellite Map
Discover Hess triangle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Albanian to Tamil—“Hess triangle” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Trekëndëshi Hess”
- Catalan: “Hess triangle”
- Catalan: “Triangle de Hess”
- Chinese: “赫斯三角”
- Czech: “Hessův trojúhelník”
- Esperanto: “triangulo de Hess”
- French: “Triangle de Hess”
- German: “Hess-Dreieck”
- Greek: “Τρίγωνο Χες”
- Hebrew: “משולש הס”
- Hungarian: “Hess-háromszög”
- Japanese: “ヘス・トライアングル”
- Japanese: “ヘスの三角形”
- Korean: “헤스 삼각형”
- Latin: “Triangulum Hessi”
- Portuguese: “Triângulo de Hess”
- Spanish: “Triángulo de Hess”
- Swedish: “Hess-triangeln”
- Tamil: “ஹெஸ் முக்கோணம்”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cellar Dog and Greenwich Village.
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Explore places such as Milk Bar and Christopher Street & 7th Avenue South.
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