Weequahic, Newark
Weequahic is a neighborhood in the city of Newark in Essex County, in the U.S.
Weequahic is a neighborhood in the city of Newark in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Part of the South Ward, it is separated from Clinton Hill by Hawthorne Avenue on the north, and bordered by the township of Irvington on the west, Newark Liberty International Airport and Dayton on the east, and Hillside Township and the city of Elizabeth on the south. There are many well maintained homes and streets. Part of the Weequahic neighborhood has been designated a historic district; major streets are Lyons Avenue, Bergen Street, and Chancellor Avenue. Newark Beth Israel Medical Center is a major long-time institution in the neighborhood.
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Worth seeing in and around Weequahic, Newark
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Newark Light Rail
The Newark Light Rail is a light rail system serving Newark, New Jersey, and surrounding areas, owned by New Jersey Transit and operated by its bus operations division. The service consists of two segments, the original Newark City Subway, and the extension to Broad Street station.
3.7 km · light rail system serving Newark, New Jersey, United States · Wikipedia - 02Kean University
Kean University is a public university in Union, Elizabeth, Hillside, Jefferson, and Jersey City, New Jersey. It is part of New Jersey's public system of higher education and is a state-designated research university.
3.8 km · public university in New Jersey, United States · Wikipedia - 03Newark Velodrome
The Newark Velodrome was a wooden bicycle track in the Vailsburg neighborhood of Newark, New Jersey, located at the northeast corner of the intersection of South Orange Avenue and Munn Avenue. It opened in 1911 and measured six laps to the mile, or 293 yards per lap.
3.5 km · stadium · Wikipedia - 04Mosque No. 25
Mosque No. 25 is a former Nation of Islam mosque in Newark, New Jersey, which was presided by James Russell McGregor.
3.6 km · mosque in New Jersey · Wikipedia - 05Catedral Evangelica Reformada
Catedral Evangelica Reformada, originally the Clinton Avenue Reformed Church, is a historic church located at 27 Lincoln Park and Halsey Street in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Newark in Essex County, New Jersey. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 26, 1972, for its significance in architecture and religion.
3.6 km · historic church building in Newark, New Jersey · Wikipedia - 06Krueger Mansion
The Krueger Mansion is located in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The mansion was built on the corner of Court and High Street in 1888 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 9, 1972.
3.7 km · building in New Jersey, United States · Wikipedia - 07New Jersey Medical School
New Jersey Medical School is the medical school of Rutgers University, a public university in Newark, New Jersey. It has been part of the Rutgers Health since the 2013 dissolution of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
3.8 km · medical school at Rutgers University · Wikipedia - 08South Park Calvary United Presbyterian Church
South Park Calvary United Presbyterian Church is a historic church built in 1853 and located at 1035 Broad Street in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Newark in Essex County, New Jersey. Only the facade remains, following a 1992 fire.
3.7 km · historic church building in Newark, New Jersey · Wikipedia - 09St. James' A. M. E. Church
St. James' A.M.E. Church is a historic church located at High and Court Streets in Newark, New Jersey.
3.7 km · church in NJ, United States · Wikipedia - 10Weequahic Park
Weequahic Park is a park located in the South Ward of Newark, New Jersey, US, designed by the Olmsted Brothers firm,. The park is 311.33 acres including an 80-acre lake.
1.4 km · park in Newark, New Jersey · Wikipedia
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Getting to Weequahic, Newark
- Airports
- Newark Liberty (EWR), 4 km · LaGuardia (LGA), 30 km · John F. Kennedy (JFK), 38 km
- Stations
- AirTrain Newark, 3.2 km
- Philadelphia → Weequahic, Newark116 km · quickest by road, 2h 38m · $11–15
- Hartford → Weequahic, Newark174 km · quickest by road, 3h 37m · $16–23
- Albany → Weequahic, Newark219 km · quickest by road, 3h 50m · $19–26
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- Go nextFerries depart from Liberty State Park in Jersey City, reached by taking PATH to Exchange Place and switching to the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail.
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Weequahic, Newark is 18 km from New York City, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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