Steeplechase Park
Steeplechase Park was an amusement park that operated in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City, United States, from 1897 to 1964.
A theme park inside New York
You can stay in New York
Steeplechase 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 ↓
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 ↓
A day trip from Hempstead
Hempstead is about 20 miles east (straight-line). Where to stay ↓
An airport 11 miles away
John F. Kennedy (JFK) has airline service, about 11 miles from Steeplechase Park.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Census job and town figures and Wikipedia.
Weather, month by month
Typical highs and lows in New York. Green months are the mild ones.
Steeplechase Park
Steeplechase Park was an amusement park that operated in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City, United States, from 1897 to 1964. Steeplechase Park was created by the entrepreneur George C. Tilyou as the first of the three large amusement parks built on Coney Island, the other two being Luna Park (1903–1944) and Dreamland (1904–1911). Of the three, Steeplechase was the longest-lasting, running for 67 years.
- Type
- Theme park
- Wikipedia readers
- 26K 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 Steeplechase Park | Hotel & restaurant jobs | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | in town | 419,175 | 8,483,844 | $778K | D |
| Bayonne | 9 mi northwest | 1,480 | 71,553 | $460K | — |
| Jersey City | 11 mi northwest | 10,220 | 294,078 | $567K | C− |
| Atlantic Highlands | 11 mi south | 273 | 4,410 | $628K | — |
| Highlands | 12 mi south | 425 | 4,518 | $455K | A− |
| Hoboken | 12 mi north | 4,648 | 58,668 | $895K | C+ |
| Keansburg | 13 mi southwest | 179 | 9,719 | $312K | — |
| Middletown Township | 13 mi south | 2,635 | 66,883 | $608K | — |
| Elizabeth | 13 mi northwest | 2,965 | 137,302 | $449K | D |
| Carteret | 13 mi west | 289 | 25,496 | $406K | C+ |
| Union Beach | 13 mi southwest | 105 | 5,707 | $461K | — |
| Atlantic Beach 31% vacation homes | 13 mi east | 161 | 1,422 | $997K | — |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near Steeplechase Park
Other well-known places within 15 miles. Numbered ones are on the map above.
Big draw1in town🏖 BeachConey Island
Big draw214 mi🌸 GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw314 mi🏛 MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw413 mi🏛 MuseumMuseum of Modern Art1.2M visitors a year
Big draw514 mi🏛 MuseumSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum1.1M visitors a year
Big draw612 mi🌸 GardenHigh Line5.0M visitors a year
Big draw714 mi🏛 MuseumAmerican Museum of Natural History5.0M visitors a year🌲87 mi🌲 Park & preserveOsborn PlaygroundPhoto credits
Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · 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 · Museum of Modern Art: hibino, CC BY 2.0 · Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 3.0 · High Line: Wil Fyfordy, CC BY-SA 4.0 · American Museum of Natural History: Gigi alt, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Visiting Steeplechase Park
Is Steeplechase Park in New York?
Yes. It’s inside New York, NY.
When is the best time to visit Steeplechase Park?
May, June, August, September and October, with highs of 66–84°.
How far is Steeplechase Park from Newark and Hempstead?
About 14 miles northwest of Newark and about 20 miles east of Hempstead, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Steeplechase Park?
John F. Kennedy (JFK), about 11 miles away.
Where should I stay near Steeplechase Park?
New York (in town, 419,175 hotel and restaurant jobs), Bayonne (9 mi, 1,480 hotel and restaurant jobs) and Jersey City (11 mi, 10,220 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.