Ferry Point Park
Ferry Point Park is a 413.8-acre (167.5 ha) park in the Bronx, New York City operated by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
A park & preserve inside New York
You can stay in New York
Ferry Point Park is inside New York, which has 419,175 hotel and restaurant jobs, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
A day trip from Hempstead
Hempstead is about 17 miles southeast (straight-line). Where to stay ↓
Best months: May, Jun, Aug, Sep and Oct
May, June, August, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 66–84°. When to go ↓
An airport 3 miles away
LaGuardia (LGA) has airline service, about 3 miles from Ferry Point Park.
Established in 1940
Ferry Point Park dates from 1940 and is run by New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. About ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Census job and town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Weather, month by month
Typical highs and lows in New York. Green months are the mild ones.
Ferry Point Park
Ferry Point Park is a 413.8-acre (167.5 ha) park in the Bronx, New York City operated by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. The western part of the park along Westchester Creek opened in 1940, shortly after the completion of the adjacent Bronx–Whitestone Bridge. The eastern portion was originally a cove that was filled in with landfill by 1970, and became the park's golf course in 2015.
- Type
- Park & preserve
- Established
- 1940
- Area
- 414 acres
- Run by
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
- Wikipedia readers
- 6.2K a year
Stay in New York, or close by
Towns within 30 miles, closest first. Hotel and restaurant jobs show how many places there are to stay and eat.
| Town | From Ferry Point Park | Hotel & restaurant jobs | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | in town | 419,175 | 8,483,844 | $778K | D |
| Saddle Rock | 5 mi east | 0 | 1,190 | $1,734K | — |
| Kings Point | 5 mi east | 3 | 5,634 | $1,981K | — |
| Great Neck Estates | 5 mi east | 134 | 3,023 | $1,639K | — |
| Great Neck | 5 mi east | 151 | 11,087 | $969K | — |
| Pelham Manor | 6 mi north | 790 | 5,644 | $1,093K | C− |
| Great Neck Plaza | 6 mi east | 399 | 7,593 | $416K | — |
| Russell Gardens | 6 mi east | 83 | 1,078 | $1,528K | — |
| Kensington | 6 mi east | 0 | 1,189 | $1,551K | A |
| Pelham | 6 mi north | 1,036 | 12,949 | $974K | — |
| Thomaston | 6 mi east | 50 | 2,744 | $1,084K | — |
| Manorhaven | 7 mi east | 126 | 6,958 | $687K | — |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near Ferry Point Park
Other well-known places within 41 miles. Numbered ones are on the map above.
Big draw17 mi🌸 GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw27 mi🏛 MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw312 mi🏛 MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & Museum
Big draw418 mi🏖 BeachConey Island
Big draw58 mi🏛 MuseumMuseum of Modern Art1.2M visitors a year
Big draw68 mi🏛 MuseumAmerican Museum of Natural History5.0M visitors a year
Big draw41 mi🏛 MuseumUnited States Military Academy
Big draw79 mi🏛 MuseumUSS IntrepidPhoto credits
Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · Museum of Modern Art: hibino, CC BY 2.0 · American Museum of Natural History: Gigi alt, CC BY-SA 3.0 · United States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · USS Intrepid: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
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Visiting Ferry Point Park
Is Ferry Point Park in New York?
Yes. It’s inside New York, NY.
When is the best time to visit Ferry Point Park?
May, June, August, September and October, with highs of 66–84°.
How far is Ferry Point Park from Hempstead and Newark?
About 17 miles southeast of Hempstead and about 19 miles west of Newark, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Ferry Point Park?
LaGuardia (LGA), about 3 miles away.
Where should I stay near Ferry Point Park?
New York (in town, 419,175 hotel and restaurant jobs), Great Neck Estates (5 mi, 134 hotel and restaurant jobs) and Great Neck (5 mi, 151 hotel and restaurant jobs).
Tips from people in New York
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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.