Westerleigh

Worth seeing in and around Westerleigh

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.

1. 01
   Bayonne Bridge

   The Bayonne Bridge is a steel through arch bridge that spans the Kill Van Kull between Staten Island, New York, and Bayonne, New Jersey, United States. It carries New York State Route 440 and New Jersey Route 440, with the two roads connecting at the state border at the river’s center.

   2.5 km · arch bridge connecting Staten Island, NY with Bayonne, NJ · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Todt Hill

   Todt Hill is a 401-foot-tall hill formed of serpentine rock on Staten Island, New York. It is the highest natural point in the five boroughs of New York City and the highest elevation on the entire Atlantic coastal plain from Florida to Cape Cod.

   2.7 km · mountain · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Wagner College

   Wagner College is a private college in Staten Island, New York, United States. It was established in 1883 and, as of the 2023–2024 academic year, it enrolled approximately 1,932 students, including 1,592 undergraduates and 340 graduates.

   3.3 km · private college in Staten Island, New York, United States · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Staten Island Zoo

   The Staten Island Zoo is an 8-acre urban zoo in West New Brighton, Staten Island, New York City. The zoo is open year-round except on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day.

   1.4 km · suburban zoo in West New Brighton, Staten Island, New York City · Wikipedia
5. 05
   College of Staten Island

   The College of Staten Island is a public college in Staten Island, New York, United States. It is one of the 11 four-year senior colleges within the City University of New York system, and one of the two four-year senior colleges within the CUNY system with a program in engineering.

   2.8 km · public college in Staten Island, New York, USA · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Clove Lake Park

   Clove Lakes Park is a public park in the Sunnyside neighborhood of Staten Island in New York City. Clove Lakes Park has a rich natural history with valuable ecological assets and a few remnants of the past.

   1.5 km · public park in Staten Island, New York · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Baron Hirsch Cemetery

   Baron Hirsch Cemetery is a large Jewish cemetery in the neighborhood of Graniteville, on Staten Island, in New York City, and named for Baron Maurice de Hirsch.

   2 km · cemetery on Staten Island · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Augustinian Academy

   The Augustinian Academy on Staten Island, New York, was founded on May 30, 1899, in conjunction with the new Roman Catholic parish of Our Lady of Good Counsel, both by the Augustinian Friars. The academy expanded in 1926 and closed in 1969.

   3.1 km · building in New York City, United States · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Bayonne Community Museum

   The Bayonne Community Museum is located in the Bergen Point section of Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.

   3.7 km · building in New Jersey, United States · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Grymes Hill, Staten Island

    Grymes Hill is a 374 feet tall hill formed of serpentine rock on Staten Island, New York. It is the second highest natural point on the island and in the five boroughs of New York City.

    3.2 km · hill and neighborhood in Staten Island, New York, USA · Wikipedia

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Getting to Westerleigh

Airports

Newark Liberty (EWR), 8 km · LaGuardia (LGA), 28 km · John F. Kennedy (JFK), 30 km

Stations

8th Street, 3.7 km

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