Fort Washington
Fort Washington was a fortified position near the north end of Manhattan Island, at the island's highest point, within the modern-day neighborhood of Washington Heights in New York City.
A landmark inside New York
Places to stay next door
Gansevoort Rooftop Hotel is 0.3 miles away; Hostal New York (0.3 mi) and Hotel Cliff (0.5 mi) are close too. 136 places to stay are within 4 miles. Hotels nearby ↓
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 6 miles away
LaGuardia (LGA) has airline service, about 6 miles from Fort Washington.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Weather, month by month
Typical highs and lows in New York. Green months are the mild ones.
Fort Washington
Fort Washington was a fortified position near the north end of Manhattan Island, at the island's highest point, within the modern-day neighborhood of Washington Heights in New York City. The Fort Washington Site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Type
- Landmark
- Listed
- National Register of Historic Places (1978)
- Wikipedia readers
- 15K a year
Hotels near Fort Washington
136 hotels, motels and campgrounds within 4 miles. The closest is Gansevoort Rooftop Hotel, 0.3 miles away.
Closest places to stay
- 1Gansevoort Rooftop Hotelhotel · 0.3 mi east
- 2Hostal New Yorkhostel · 0.3 mi southeast
- 3Hotel Cliffhotel · 0.5 mi southeast
- 4Hotel Moca NYChotel · 0.5 mi southeast
- 5Radio Hotelhotel · 0.5 mi southeast
- 6Waldorf Astoria Hotelhotel · 0.6 mi south
Places to eat nearby
880 restaurants, cafés and bars within 1½ miles
Compare 8 towns to stay in
| Town | From Fort Washington | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | in town | — | 1,486 1296 hotels · 35 motels · 71 inns & B&Bs · 17 lodges & cabins · 38 hostels · 28 campgrounds · 1 RV park | 8,483,844 | $778K | D |
| Jersey City | 12 mi southwest | 20 min | 39 34 hotels · 1 motel · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground | 294,078 | $567K | C− |
| North Bergen Township | 6 mi southwest | 10 min | 19 15 hotels · 4 motels | 61,250 | $474K | B+ |
| Secaucus | 8 mi southwest | 15 min | 18 16 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins | 21,778 | $572K | C− |
| Yonkers | 7 mi northeast | 10 min | 14 10 hotels · 1 motel · 2 lodges & cabins · 1 campground | 209,978 | $502K | C+ |
| Fort Lee | 2 mi west | 5 min | 9 7 hotels · 2 motels | 40,067 | $448K | B |
| Greenburgh | 13 mi north | 20 min | 25 16 hotels · 3 motels · 1 lodge or cabins · 4 campgrounds · 1 RV park | 93,990 | $697K | — |
| Newark | 15 mi southwest | 25 min | 29 27 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs | 310,178 | $374K | C− |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near Fort Washington
Other well-known places within 20 miles.
Big draw5 mi🌸 GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw5 mi🏛 MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw5 mi🏛 MuseumSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum1.1M visitors a year
Big draw7 mi🏛 MuseumMuseum of Modern Art1.2M visitors a year
Big draw5 mi🏛 MuseumAmerican Museum of Natural History5.0M visitors a year
Big draw19 mi🏖 BeachConey Island
Big draw3 mi🏛 National MemorialGeneral Grant National Memorial63K visitors a year
Big draw8 mi🌸 GardenHigh Line5.0M visitors a yearPhoto 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 · Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 3.0 · Museum of Modern Art: hibino, CC BY 2.0 · American Museum of Natural History: Gigi alt, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · General Grant National Memorial: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · High Line: Wil Fyfordy, CC BY-SA 4.0
_-_Central_Park,_NYC.jpg){kind=link}
Visiting Fort Washington
Is Fort Washington in New York?
Yes. It’s inside New York, NY.
When is the best time to visit Fort Washington?
May, June, August, September and October, with highs of 66–84°.
What is the closest airport to Fort Washington?
LaGuardia (LGA), about 6 miles away.
What hotels are near Fort Washington?
Gansevoort Rooftop Hotel (0.3 mi), Hostal New York (0.3 mi) and Hotel Cliff (0.5 mi). 136 places to stay are within 4 miles.
Tips from people in New York
No tips yet. Ask, or answer, in New York’s Town Square.
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.