Fountain of the Planets
Fountain of the Planets is a fountain in Queens, New York. Fountain of the Planets is situated nearby to Buzz Volmer Playground, as well as near the golf course Flushing Meadows Golf Center.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arthur Ashe Stadium and USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
Arthur Ashe Stadium
Stadium
Photo: jeff horne, CC BY 2.0.
Arthur Ashe Stadium is a tennis arena at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City. Part of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, it is the main stadium of the US Open tennis tournament and has a capacity of 23,771, making it the largest tennis stadium in the world. Arthur Ashe Stadium is situated 2,500 feet west of Fountain of the Planets.
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
Sports venue
Photo: Alexisrael, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center is a stadium complex within Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City, New York. It has been the home of the US Open Grand Slam tennis tournament, played every year from late August to early September, since 1978 and is operated by the United States Tennis Association. USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center is situated 2,300 feet west of Fountain of the Planets.
Queens Museum
Museum
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
The Queens Museum is an art museum and educational center at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City, United States. Established in 1972, the museum includes the Panorama of the City of New York, a room-sized scale model of the five boroughs of New York City built for the 1964 New York World's Fair. Queens Museum is situated 2,600 feet southwest of Fountain of the Planets.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Corona and LeFrak City.
Corona
Neighborhood
Photo: Epicgenius, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Corona is a neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City. It borders Flushing and Flushing Meadows–Corona Park to the east, Jackson Heights and Elmhurst to the west, Forest Hills and Rego Park to the south, and East Elmhurst to the north.
LeFrak City
Neighborhood
Photo: Margarettime, CC BY-SA 4.0.
LeFrak City is a 4,605-apartment development in the southernmost region of Corona and the easternmost part of Elmhurst, a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. LeFrak City is situated 1½ miles southwest of Fountain of the Planets.
Murray Hill
Neighborhood
Flushing is a neighborhood in the north-central portion of the New York City borough of Queens. The neighborhood is the fourth-largest central business district in New York City. Murray Hill is situated 1½ miles northeast of Fountain of the Planets.
Fountain of the Planets
- Type: Fountain
- Location: Queens, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.74872° or 40° 44′ 55″ northLongitude
-73.83819° or 73° 50′ 18″ westOpen location code
87G8P5X6+FPOpenStreetMap ID
way 255346554OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fountain
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Highlights include Buzz Volmer Playground and Flushing Meadows Golf Center.
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