Nutter’s Battery
Nutter's Battery is a scenic overlook in the North Woods of Central Park in Manhattan, New York City, overlooking the Harlem Meer to the north. The battery was built during the War of 1812 as a small part of an extensive system of fortification intended to defend against a British invasion from the north.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Central Park and Fort Clinton.
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.
Fort Clinton
Fort Clinton was a stone-and-earthworks fortification on an elevation within what is now Central Park in New York City. It was built in 1814 near the present line of 107th Street, slightly west of Fifth Avenue. Fort Clinton is situated 500 feet southeast of Nutter’s Battery.Museum of the City of New York
Museum
Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Museum of the City of New York is a history and art museum in Manhattan, New York City. It was founded by Henry Collins Brown in 1923 to preserve and present the history of New York City and its people. Museum of the City of New York is situated 1,500 feet south of Nutter’s Battery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Harlem and Manhattan Valley.
East Harlem
Neighborhood
Photo: Diensthuber, CC BY 3.0.
East Harlem, also known as Spanish Harlem or El Barrio, and formerly Italian Harlem, is a neighborhood of Upper Manhattan in New York City, north of the Upper East Side and bounded by 96th Street to the south, Fifth Avenue to the west, and the East and Harlem Rivers to the east and north.
Manhattan Valley
Neighborhood
Manhattan Valley is a neighborhood in the northern part of the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. It is bounded by West 110th Street to the north, Central Park West to the east, West 96th Street to the south, and Broadway to the west.
Harlem
Quarter
Photo: Momos, Public domain.
Harlem is a neighborhood in Upper Manhattan, New York City. It is bounded roughly by the Hudson River on the west; the Harlem River and 155th Street on the north; Fifth Avenue on the east; and 110th Street on the south.
Nutter’s Battery
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: 1814 fortification in New York City
- Categories: tourism, pedestrian zone, historic site, and memorial
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.79654° or 40° 47′ 48″ northLongitude
-73.95285° or 73° 57′ 10″ westInception
1812—1815Open location code
87G8Q2WW+JVOpenStreetMap ID
way 387380393OpenStreetMap feature
highway=pedestrianOpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q7070572
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Russian—“Nutter’s Battery” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Батарэя Наттэра”
- Japanese: “ナッターズ砲台”
- Polish: “Bateria Nuttera”
- Russian: “Батарея Наттера”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gottesman Pool and East 110th Street Playground.
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