Fort Wadsworth
in Richmond County of New York, United States
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Newark Liberty International Airport (9 mi) - John F Kennedy International Airport (15 mi)
- La Guardia Airport (16 mi)
- Morristown Municipal Airport (23 mi)
- Westchester County Airport (37 mi)
- Lakehurst NAES /Maxfield Field (42 mi)
- Trenton Mercer Airport (46 mi)
- Stewart International Airport (62 mi)
- Philadelphia International Airport (80 mi)
- Statue of Liberty (Unesco heritage, 8 mi)
- Independence Hall (Unesco heritage, 61 mi)
- Willow Ridge Country Club (Golf course, 2 mi)
- Richmond County Country Club (Golf course, 3 mi)
- Dyker Beach Golf Course (Golf course, 3 mi)
- Silver Lake Golf Club (Golf course, 3 mi)
- Silver Lake Golf Course (Golf course, 3 mi)
- La Tourette Golf Course (Golf course, 5 mi)
- Red Hook Golf Club (Golf course, 6 mi)
- Liberty National Golf Club (Golf course, 7 mi)
- Davis Golf Club (Golf course, 8 mi)
- Fairways of Halfmoon (Golf course, 8 mi)
- Monmouth Cove Marina (marina, (11 mi)
- Locust Point Marina (marina, (20 mi)
- Shelter Harbor Marina (marina, (23 mi)
- Port Atlantic Marina (marina, (12 mi)
- Bayside Marina (marina, (20 mi)
- World's Fair Marina (marina, (15 mi)
- Pier 25 (amusement park, (9 mi)
- Victorian Gardens Amusement Park (amusement park, (12 mi)
- Central Park Zoo (zoo, (12 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 40.601 and -74.057 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 40° 36' 4" and W -74° 3' 26"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - USD
- Spoken languages:
- English, Spanish, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 07:07 AM (Thursday)
- Timezone: America/New_York
- UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:00 am and 7:47 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -34.226 and 115.057 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
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Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United States.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United States. Last Update: 2024-04-25 08:17:04
Discover Fort Wadsworth
Fort Wadsworth in Richmond County (New York) with it's 1,669 citizens is a place in United States about 197 mi (or 318 km) north-east of Washington DC, the country's capital city.
Current time in Fort Wadsworth is now 07:07 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -4 hours. We know of 9 airports near Fort Wadsworth, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Newark Liberty International Airport in a distance of 9 mi (or 14 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United States is Statue of Liberty in a distance of 8 mi (or 13 km), North-East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. We encountered 9 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Staten Island, Brooklyn, Jersey City, Elizabeth and Newark. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 47 °F
| Morning Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Night Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 22% |
| Air Pressure | 1028 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 15 km/h (9 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Thursday, 25th of April 2024
10°C (51 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Friday, 26th of April 2024
11°C (52 °F)
11°C (53 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
14°C (57 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hotel Le Bleu
Union Hotel Brooklyn
WYNDHAM GARDEN BROOKLYN SUNSET
Loch Long Hotel
Lxure Brooklyn Suites
BW PLUS PROSPECT PARK
Holiday Inn Express NEW YORK-BROOKLYN
an Ascend Hotel Collection Member Red Hook The LOOK Hotel
Avenue Plaza Hotel
RED CARPET INN BROOKLYN CONEY ISLAND
Videos from this area
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I Ran the New York City Marathon and Filmed Myself! (MizzFIT)
On Nov 3rd 2013, I filmed myself running in my last New York City Marathon while crossing the Verrazano--Narrows Bridge from Staten Island to Brooklyn. It was such a beautiful sight I couldn't...
New York City - Five Boro Bike Tour - Part 9 HD (2014)
Part 9 - Brooklyn to Staten Island via the Verazzano Narrows Bridge The Five Boro Bike Tour, also called TD Five Borro Bike Tour is an annual recreational cycling event in New York City. It...
1960 Studebaker Lark, Staten Island, New York City.
Filmed in Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island, New York City, NY USA. Monday 24th March, 2014. Looking east towards Brooklyn, with the Verrazano Narrows Bridge in the background.
New York City - Five Boro Bike Tour - Part 10 HD (2014)
Part 10 - Staten Island The Five Boro Bike Tour, also called TD Five Borro Bike Tour is an annual recreational cycling event in New York City. It is produced by Bike New York. Conducted on...
New York City
Flying out of JFK.
Queen Mary 2 squeezes under New York City Bridge
The great modern ocean liner, the Queen Mary 2, was designed so its smokestack could pass under the Verrazano Narrows Bridge linking Brooklyn & Staten Island with 6 feet to spare at high tide...
New York City Marathon Start
Start of the 2007 ING New York City Marathon.
NCL Norwegian Star timelapse in New York City
Timelapse of NCL Norwegian Star approaching New York City April 27th 2012.
Save Mount Manresa Voices | State Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis
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Save Mount Manresa Voices | Committee Member Barbara Sanchez
Listen to Committee Member Barbara Sanchez add her voice to the hundreds of other voices in the fight to save Mount Manresa, the former Jesuit Retreat House, as a public space for everyone...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is a double-decked suspension bridge that connects the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City at the Narrows, the reach connecting the relatively protected upper bay with the larger lower bay. The bridge is named for both the Florentine explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano, the first known European navigator in the service of the King Francis I of France to enter New York Harbor and the Hudson River, and for the body of water it spans: the Narrows.
South Beach, Staten Island
South Beach is neighborhood on the East Shore of Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, USA. It is situated immediately to the south of the Staten Island side of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge. Directly east of the beach is Hoffman Island, and Swinburne Island. FDNY Engine Company 161/Ladder Company 81 serve South Beach
Fort Wadsworth
Fort Wadsworth is a former United States military installation on Staten Island in New York City, situated on The Narrows which divide New York Bay into Upper and Lower halves, a natural point for defense of the Upper Bay and Manhattan beyond. Prior to closing in 1994 it claimed to be the longest continually manned military installation in the United States. Fort Wadsworth is part of the Staten Island Unit of the Gateway National Recreation Area that is maintained by the National Park Service.
St. Joseph Hill Academy
St. Joseph Hill High School is a private all-girls school in the Arrochar neighborhood of Staten Island, New York. Located on a scenic 14-acre campus (which eponymously stands atop a hill, providing views of the Manhattan skyline), the school serves approximately 400 young women in the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grades and is accompanied by a coeducational wing for students in pre-K through 8th.
Fort Tompkins Light
Fort Tompkins Light was a lighthouse located on Staten Island, New York City, on the west side of the Narrows in New York Bay. The lighthouse was established by Fort Tompkins Military Base in 1828 to guide ships to Staten Island. The lighthouse did not keep records due to its close proximity to land. Consequently, very little record survives beyond those kept by the lighthouse board. The Board archives illustrate the precarious location of the lighthouse.
Flagstaff Fort
A Patriot Redoubt built in June 1776, located on Signal Hill at the narrows on Staten Island. Site of an earlier 1663 blockhouse by De Vries (not named or listed). Taken by the British in 1776 and by July 1779 a redoubt with gun platforms for 26 cannon were built. In 1782 had five bastions. Evacuated 1783. Later the site of Fort Tompkins in 1806, that along with others grew into Fort Wadsworth.
St. John Villa Academy
St. John Villa Academy is an all-girls, private, Roman Catholic high school on Staten Island in New York, New York. It is located within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York.
National American Indian Memorial
The National American Indian Memorial was a proposed monument to American Indians to be erected on a bluff overlooking the Narrows, the main entrance to New York Harbor. The major part of the memorial was to be a 165-foot-tall statue of a representative American Indian warrior atop a substantial foundation building housing a museum of native cultures, similar in scale to the Statue of Liberty several miles to the north.
Fort Wadsworth Light
Fort Wadsworth Light is a 1903 lighthouse built atop Battery Weed on Staten Island in New York Harbor. The light illuminates the Narrows, the entrance to the harbor. It is located under the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. Fort Wadsworth Light was part of the transfer of Fort Wadsworth from the Navy to the National Park Service in March 1995 as part of Gateway National Recreation Area. Its light was visible for 14 nautical miles . The lantern was possibly moved from Fort Tompkins Light in 1903.
Beachland Amusements
Beachland Amusements, colloquially known as The South Beach Rides, was an arcade and kiddie park that operated in Staten Island, New York from 1941-2006. Originally located on the South Beach Boardwalk, it moved to its most recent location on Sand Lane in 1953 after the City of New York banned commercial businesses from operating on the boardwalk. In November 2011 it was announced that this location would become a Key Food supermarket.
Lily Pond Avenue
Lily Pond Avenue is a relatively short but primary artery in the Rosebank, Shore Acres, Arrochar, and South Beach neighborhoods in the New York City borough of Staten Island.
Robin Road Trestle
The Robin Road Trestle is a former railway bridge that spans Robin Road in the New York City borough of Staten Island's South Beach neighborhood, USA. Built in 1936, it was once part of the Staten Island Railway's former South Beach line which ceased operation in 1953. It is currently the only remaining intact trestle along the former line.
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