Van Cortlandt Family Vault

Van Cortlandt Family Vault is a cemetery in Bronx, New York. Van Cortlandt Family Vault is situated nearby to the peak Vault Hill, as well as near the dog park Canine Court.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Van Cortlandt Park and Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street station.

Van Cortlandt Park

Park

Photo: Anthony22, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Van Cortlandt Park is a 1,146-acre park located in the borough of the Bronx in New York City. Owned by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, it is managed with assistance from the Van Cortlandt Park Alliance.

Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street station

Metro station

Photo: Adam Moss, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street station is the northern terminal station of the New York City Subway's IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line. Located at the intersection of 242nd Street and Broadway on the border of Fieldston and Kingsbridge in the Bronx, it is served by the 1 train at all times. Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street station is situated 2,900 feet southwest of Van Cortlandt Family Vault.

Wave Hill

Garden

Wave Hill is a 28-acre estate in the Hudson Hill section of Riverdale in the Bronx, New York City. Wave Hill currently consists of public horticultural gardens and a cultural center, all situated on the slopes overlooking the Hudson River, with expansive views across the river to the New Jersey Palisades. Wave Hill is situated 1 mile west of Van Cortlandt Family Vault.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fieldston and Riverdale.

Fieldston

Neighborhood

Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.

Fieldston is a privately owned affluent neighborhood in the Riverdale section of the northwestern part of the New York City borough of the Bronx. It is bounded by Manhattan College Parkway to the south, Henry Hudson Parkway to the west, 250th Street to the north, and Broadway to the east.

Riverdale

Neighborhood

Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.

Riverdale is a residential neighborhood in the northwestern portion of the New York City borough of the Bronx. Riverdale, which had a population of 47,850 as of the 2000 United States census, contains the city's northernmost point at the University of Mount Saint Vincent.

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.

Van Cortlandt Family Vault

Type: Cemetery
Also known as: “Burial Plot of the VanCortlandt Family”
Categories: historic site and burial
Location: Bronx, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.89602° or 40° 53′ 46″ north

Longitude

-73.89232° or 73° 53′ 32″ west

Open location code

87G8V4W5+C3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 188161561

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=cemetery

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