Pier 78
Pier 78 is a building in Manhattan, New York. Pier 78 is situated nearby to City Sightseeing New York, as well as near West Midtown Ferry Terminal.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Space Shuttle Enterprise and Empire State Building.
Space Shuttle Enterprise
Aircraft
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
Space Shuttle Enterprise is the first orbiter of the Space Shuttle system. Rolled out on September 17, 1976, it was built for NASA as part of the Space Shuttle program to perform atmospheric test flights after being launched from a modified Boeing 747. Space Shuttle Enterprise is situated 2,100 feet north of Pier 78.
Empire State Building
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Empire State Building is a 102-story, supertall skyscraper in the Midtown South neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, United States. The building was designed in the Art Deco style by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon and constructed between 1930 and 1931. Empire State Building is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Pier 78.
USS Intrepid
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
USS Intrepid, also known as The Fighting "I", is one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. It is the fourth US Navy ship to bear the name. USS Intrepid is situated 2,000 feet northeast of Pier 78.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hudson Yards and Chelsea.
Hudson Yards
Neighborhood
Photo: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hudson Yards is a neighborhood on the West Side of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, bounded roughly by 30th Street in the south, 41st Street in the north, the West Side Highway in the west, and Eighth Avenue in the east.
Chelsea
Photo: Xauxa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sitting on the southwest side of Midtown Manhattan, Chelsea has a huge concentration of art galleries and is a popular dining and nightlife district. The area along 8th Avenue is the center of gay social life in Manhattan.
New York City
Photo: Marco Cortese, CC BY-SA 2.0.
New York is a global center for media, entertainment, art, fashion, research, finance, and trade. The bustling, cosmopolitan heart of the 4th largest metropolis in the world and by far the most populous city in the United States, New York has long been a key entry point and a defining city for the nation.
Pier 78
- Type: Building
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.75969° or 40° 45′ 35″ northLongitude
-74.00394° or 74° 0′ 14″ westHeight
21 feet (6.4 metres)Open location code
87G7QX5W+VCOpenStreetMap ID
way 278359281OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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