79th Street Boat Basin
The 79th Street Boat Basin is a marina located in the Hudson River on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, within Riverside Park at the western end of 79th Street.Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
- Type: Marina
- Description: marina in Manhattan, New York
- Also known as: “West 79th Street Boat Basin”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Central Park and American Museum of Natural History.
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.
American Museum of Natural History
Museum
Photo: Gigi alt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The American Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. Located in Theodore Roosevelt Park, across the street from Central Park, the museum complex comprises 21 interconnected buildings housing 45 permanent exhibition halls, in addition to a planetarium and a library. American Museum of Natural History is situated 3,600 feet southeast of 79th Street Boat Basin.
The Juilliard School
University
Photo: Yair-haklai, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Juilliard School is a private conservatory for performing arts in New York City, New York, United States. Founded by Frank Damrosch as the Institute of Musical Art in 1905, the school later added dance and drama programs and became the Juilliard School, named after its principal benefactor Augustus D. The Juilliard School is situated 1 mile south of 79th Street Boat Basin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Upper West Side and Lincoln Square.
Upper West Side
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Upper West Side covers a large area in upper Manhattan bounded by 59th Street on the south, 125th Street on the north, the Hudson River on the west, and Central Park and Morningside Park on the east.
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.
Guttenberg
Town
Photo: Wtz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Guttenberg is a town in the northern part of Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. In the 2020 Census, it was the most densely populated incorporated municipality in the United States, as well as one of the most densely populated municipalities…
79th Street Boat Basin
- Categories: park, recreation area, and transportation
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.78556° or 40° 47′ 8″ northLongitude
-73.98588° or 73° 59′ 9″ westOperator
New York City Department of Parks & RecreationOpen location code
87G8Q2P7+6JOpenStreetMap ID
way 576290257OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=marinaWikidata ID
Q4643761
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In Other Languages
“79th Street Boat Basin” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “79th Street Boat Basin”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include (Neufeld Playground) Children’s Play Area and 76th Street Basketball Courts.
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