Rat Rock
Rat Rock, also known as Umpire Rock, is an outcrop of Manhattan schist which protrudes from the bedrock in Central Park, Manhattan, New York City.Photo: Semiautonomous, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Rock
- Description: rock formation in Central Park, Manhattan, New York City
- Also known as: “Umpire Rock”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Central Park and Carnegie Hall.
Central Park
Photo: Ed Yourdon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
A vast green swath of open space in the heart of Manhattan, Central Park is a district in its own right, neatly separating the Upper East Side from the Upper West Side, stretching from Midtown at the southern end to Harlem at the north.
Carnegie Hall
Arts center
Photo: Ajay Suresh, CC BY 2.0.
Carnegie Hall is a concert venue at 881 Seventh Avenue, between 56th and 57th Streets, in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Designed by architect William Burnet Tuthill and built by its namesake, industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, the venue is one of the most prestigious in the world for both classical music and popular music. Carnegie Hall is situated 1,600 feet south of Rat Rock.
Museum of Modern Art
Museum
The Museum of Modern Art is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. MoMA's collection spans the late 19th century to the present, and includes over 200,000 works of architecture and design, drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, prints, illustrated and artist's books, film, as well as electronic media. Museum of Modern Art is situated 2,800 feet south of Rat Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lincoln Square and Diamond District.
Lincoln Square
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lincoln Square is the name of both a square and the surrounding neighborhood on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. Lincoln Square is centered on the intersection of Broadway and Columbus Avenue, between West 65th and 66th streets.
Diamond District
Neighborhood
Photo: ChrisRuvolo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
A diamond district is an area where the cutting, polishing, and trade of diamonds and other gems takes place. There are a number of these districts around the world, including: It may also refer to Diamond District, an American hip-hop group formed by Oddisee, Uptown XO & Yu.
Theater District
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Broadway. Times Square. Madison Square Garden. The name says it all: the Theater District is the entertainment hub of the city, and possibly the entire nation.
Rat Rock
- Categories: climbing area, climbing site, sports location, and landform
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.7692° or 40° 46′ 9″ northLongitude
-73.97781° or 73° 58′ 40″ westOpen location code
87G8Q29C+MVOpenStreetMap ID
way 385443481OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bare_rockOpenStreetMap feature
sport=climbingWikidata ID
Q7295400
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Rat Rock” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “鼠岩”
- Chinese: “鼠巖”
- French: “Rat Rock”
- Japanese: “ラット・ロック”
- Swedish: “Rat Rock”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hecksher Playground and Heckscher Ballfield 3.
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