Manhattan, Borough in New York City, United States
Manhattan spans 21 kilometers along the Hudson River, containing dense clusters of skyscrapers intersected by a grid of numbered streets and avenues.
Dutch settlers established a trading post on Manhattan Island in 1624, purchasing the land from Native Americans for 60 guilders.
Fifth Avenue houses numerous museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which contains over 2 million artworks spanning 5,000 years.
Manhattan divides into three main sections: Downtown, Midtown, and Uptown, with the street system changing orientation at Houston Street.
Wall Street in Lower Manhattan functions as a global financial center, containing the New York Stock Exchange and headquarters of major banks.
Location: New York City
Inception: 1624
Elevation above the sea: 85 m
Website: http://manhattanbp.nyc.gov/html/home/home.shtml
Shares border with: The Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, Weehawken, Staten Island, Hoboken, Jersey City, Guttenberg, Edgewater, Fort Lee, North Bergen, West New York
Address: Manhattan, New York, NY, USA 10463 New York
Website: http://manhattanbp.nyc.gov/html/home/home.shtml
GPS coordinates: 40.72833,-73.99417
Latest update: October 6, 2025 10:58
Statue of Liberty
6.1 km
One World Trade Center
2.4 km
Empire State Building
2.3 km
New York Stock Exchange
2.8 km
Central Park
6.5 km
Madison Square Garden
2.5 km
Studio 54
4.1 km
Times Square
3.3 km
Brooklyn Bridge
2.5 km
Chrysler Building
3 km
Ellis Island
5 km
7 World Trade Center
2.3 km
Trump Tower
4.2 km
Metropolitan Museum of Art
6.3 km
432 Park Avenue
4.2 km
Grand Central Terminal
3.1 km
Rockefeller Center
3.6 km
Flatiron Building
1.5 km
Plaza Hotel
4.4 km
Headquarters of the United Nations
3.3 km
National September 11 Memorial & Museum
2.5 km
Museum of Modern Art
4 km
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
6.8 km
The Dakota
5.6 km
George Washington Bridge
14.2 km
Vessel
2.9 km
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
3.6 km
Central Park Tower
4.4 kmReviews
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