Van Cortlandt Nature Center

Van Cortlandt Nature Center is a building in Bronx, New York. Van Cortlandt Nature Center is situated nearby to the building Van Cortlandt House, as well as near the cemetery Enslaved African and Kingsbridge Burial Grounds.

Places of Interest Nearby

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

Van Cortlandt House

Building

Photo: Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Van Cortlandt House, also known as the Van Cortlandt Mansion, is the oldest known surviving house in the Bronx in New York City. It is located in the southwestern portion of Van Cortlandt Park.

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 1,400 feet southwest of Van Cortlandt Nature Center.

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.

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.

Kingsbridge

Neighborhood

Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.

Kingsbridge is a residential neighborhood in the northwest portion of the Bronx, New York City. Kingsbridge's boundaries are Manhattan College Parkway to the north, the Major Deegan Expressway or Bailey Avenue to the east, West 230th Street to the south, and Irwin Avenue to the west.

Van Cortlandt Nature Center

Type: Building
Category: tourism
Location: Bronx, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.8911° or 40° 53′ 28″ north

Longitude

-73.89394° or 73° 53′ 38″ west

Height

23 feet (7 metres)

Open location code

87G8V4R4+CC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 276512432

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=nature_centre

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Enslaved African and Kingsbridge Burial Grounds and Van Cortlandt Pool.

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