Observation Towers
Observation Towers is a ruins in Queens, New York which is located on United Nations Avenue South. Observation Towers is situated nearby to the theater building Queens Theatre, as well as near Westinghouse Time Capsules.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Queens Theatre and Queens Museum.
Queens Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Leo Chiou, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Queens Theatre, formerly Queens Theatre in the Park and before that Queens Playhouse, is an American professional theatre at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City, United States.
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 870 feet northwest of Observation Towers.
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 910 feet north of Observation Towers.
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
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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. Forest Hills is situated 1½ miles south of Observation Towers.
Observation Towers
- Type: Ruins
- Address: 10 United Nations Avenue South, 11368
- Categories: building and historic site
- Location: Queens, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.74391° or 40° 44′ 38″ northLongitude
-73.84498° or 73° 50′ 42″ westHeight
211 feet (64 metres)Open location code
87G8P5V4+H2OpenStreetMap ID
way 284856408OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Westinghouse Time Capsules and Maloof Skate Park.
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