The Fountain of the Planet of the Apes
The Fountain of the Planet of the Apes is a fountain in Queens, New York. The Fountain of the Planet of the Apes is situated nearby to United Nations Avenue South, as well as near Feltman Carousel.- Type: Body of water
- Description: Fountain in Flushing Meadows Park, Queens, New York
- Also known as: “Fountain of the Planet of the Apes”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Queens Museum and Arthur Ashe Stadium.
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 1,100 feet northeast of The Fountain of the Planet of the Apes.
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 north of The Fountain of the Planet of the Apes.
Unisphere
Work of art
The Unisphere is a spherical stainless steel representation of the Earth at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City, New York. The globe was designed by Gilmore D. Unisphere is situated 1,500 feet northeast of The Fountain of the Planet of the Apes.
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.
Forest Hills
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Forest Hills is a neighborhood in the central portion of the borough of Queens in New York City. It is adjacent to Corona to the north, Rego Park and Glendale to the west, Forest Park to the south, Kew Gardens to the southeast, and Flushing Meadows–Corona Park and Kew Gardens Hills to the east.
The Fountain of the Planet of the Apes
- Category: fountain
- Location: Queens, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.74316° or 40° 44′ 35″ northLongitude
-73.84859° or 73° 50′ 55″ westOpen location code
87G8P5V2+7HOpenStreetMap ID
way 255349224OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fountainOpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q122789604
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Highlights include United Nations Avenue South and Feltman Carousel.
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