Morris Heights
in Bronx County of New York, United States

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
40.850 and -73.920 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 40° 50' 59" and W -73° 55' 11"
Currency and Currency Code:
Dollar - USD
Spoken languages:
English, Spanish, French
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 10:42 AM (Friday)
Timezone: America/New_York
UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:44 am and 4:36 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-34.226 and 115.057 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Hamelin Bay
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for United States in Northern America

Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United States.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United States. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Delve into Morris Heights

Morris Heights in Bronx County (New York) with it's 40,982 habitants is located in United States about 213 mi (or 343 km) north-east of Washington DC, the country's capital town.

Current time in Morris Heights is now 10:42 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 9 airports close to Morris Heights, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is La Guardia Airport in a distance of 6 mi (or 9 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United States is Statue of Liberty in a distance of 11 mi (or 18 km), South. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. We encountered 10 points of interest near this location. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: The Bronx, Manhattan, Hackensack, Queens and Jersey City. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 50 °F

Morning Temperature 6°C / 43 °F
Evening Temperature 12°C / 54 °F
Night Temperature 8°C / 47 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 21%
Air Pressure 1011 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from South-East
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 81% of sky
General Conditions Broken clouds

Friday, 15th of November 2024

13°C (56 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.

Saturday, 16th of November 2024

10°C (50 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.

Sunday, 17th of November 2024

14°C (58 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Luxury Suites Upper West Brownstone

Address
2,5 mi
Lenox Ave and 136th Street
10030 New York
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Market Rentals Downtown Apartments

Address
2,2 mi
Uptown
10128 New York
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Market Rentals Uptown

Address
2,2 mi
Uptown
10128 New York
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


The Park Ave North

Address
3,0 mi
65 East 129th Street
10035 New York
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


The Sylvan Guest House

Address
1,5 mi
12 Sylvan Terrace
10032 New York
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


La Maison d'Art

Address
2,8 mi
259 W 132nd St
10030 New York
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Mi Casa Tu Casa

Address
2,1 mi
143 East 150th St
10451 Bronx
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 13:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Sugar Hill Harlem Inn

Address
2,4 mi
460 W 141st St
10031 New York
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Opera House Hotel

Address
2,4 mi
436 East 149th Street
10455 New York
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


New York Renaissance Home and Guest House

Address
2,4 mi
464 West 141st Street
10031 New York
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Morris Heights (Metro-North station)

The Morris Heights (also known as Morris Heights – West 177th Street) Metro-North station serves the residents of the Morris Heights neighborhood of the Bronx, New York via the Hudson Line. Trains leave for New York City every 25 to 35 minutes during peak hours, and every hour at other times and on weekends. It is 8.1 miles from Grand Central Terminal and travel time to Grand Central is approximately 17 minutes.

Located at 40.854, -73.9199 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Metro-North Railroad stations in New York, Stations along New York Central Railroad lines, Transportation in the Bronx

176th Street (IRT Jerome Avenue Line)

176th Street is a local station in on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 176th Street and Jerome Avenue in the Bronx, it is served by the 4 train at all times. It has old style signs painted over and covered up with new style signs, and features new fare control railings as a crossunder. The station has three tracks with two side platforms. The station was rehabilitated in 2004.

Located at 40.8486, -73.9118 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
IRT Jerome Avenue Line stations, New York City Subway stations in the Bronx, Railway stations opened in 1917

Mount Eden Avenue (IRT Jerome Avenue Line)

Mount Eden Avenue is a local station on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Mount Eden and Jerome Avenues in the Bronx, it is served by the 4 train at all times. It has three tracks and two side platforms. This station has old style signs painted over and covered up with new style signs, and features new fare control railings and a crossunder. This station is located two blocks from the Lebanon Hospital.

Located at 40.8443, -73.9148 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
IRT Jerome Avenue Line stations, New York City Subway stations in the Bronx, Railway stations opened in 1917

George Washington High School (New York City)

George Washington High School is a public high school located in the Fort George neighborhood of the Washington Heights section of Manhattan in New York City, New York. The original school, which was operated by the New York City Department of Education, was built February 2, 1917. The school's name derives from the Revolutionary War battle fought on the hill of the building site. The school was once an annex of Morris High School.

Located at 40.8558, -73.9269 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Educational institutions established in the 1910s, Public high schools in New York City, Washington Heights, Manhattan, Schools in Manhattan

Roberto Clemente State Park

Roberto Clemente State Park is a state park in the South Bronx, New York in the USA. The park is in the northern part of New York City, adjacent to the Harlem River, the Major Deegan Expressway and the Morris Heights station on Metro-North's Hudson Line. Roberto Clemente was a baseball player, who was killed in an air crash while trying to assist relief efforts after the 1972 Nicaragua earthquake.

Located at 40.855, -73.92 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
State parks of New York, Parks in the Bronx

Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy

The Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy, also known as Yeshiva University High School for Boys (YUHSB), MTA (Manhattan Talmudical Academy) or TMSTA, is an Orthodox Jewish day school, the boys' prep school of Yeshiva University (YU) in the Washington Heights neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan.

Located at 40.8518, -73.9284 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Educational institutions established in 1916, Private high schools in New York City, Yeshiva University, University-affiliated schools in the United States, Boys' schools in the United States, Schools in Manhattan

Yeshiva College (Yeshiva University)

Yeshiva College is located in New York City’s Washington Heights neighborhood in Upper Manhattan. It is Yeshiva University’s undergraduate college of liberal arts and sciences for men. (Stern College for Women is Yeshiva College’s counterpart for women. ) Roughly 1,100 students from some two dozen countries, including students registered at Syms School of Business, attend Yeshiva College. On July 27, 2009, it was announced that Barry L. Eichler, Ph.D. , will succeed David J. Srolovitz, Ph.D.

Located at 40.8505, -73.9295 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Men's universities and colleges in the United States, Universities and colleges in New York City, Yeshiva University, Washington Heights, Manhattan, Jewish universities and colleges, Jewish universities and colleges in the United States, Universities and colleges in Manhattan

Morris Heights, Bronx

Morris Heights is a low income residential neighborhood located in the West Bronx. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 5. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise are: West Burnside Avenue to the north, Jerome Avenue to the east, the Cross-Bronx Expressway to the south, and the Harlem River to the west. University Avenue is the primary thoroughfare through Morris Heights. The local subway is the IRT Jerome Avenue Line, operating along Jerome Avenue.

Located at 40.8498, -73.9199 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Neighborhoods in the Bronx

181st Street (Manhattan)

181st Street is a major thoroughfare running through the Washington Heights neighborhood in uptown Manhattan in New York City. It runs from the Washington Bridge in the east, to the Henry Hudson Parkway in the west, near the George Washington Bridge and the Hudson River. The west end is called Plaza Lafayette. West of Fort Washington Avenue, 181st Street is largely residential, bordering Hudson Heights and having a few shops to serve the local residents.

Located at 40.8472, -73.9289 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Streets in Manhattan, Washington Heights, Manhattan

Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration

The Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration, a Yeshiva University professional school, was established in 1945 and named in 1983 for Montréal architect and philanthropist David J. Azrieli. Classes are held at Yeshiva University’s Wilf Campus, in Manhattan’s Washington Heights neighborhood, and Israel Henry Beren Campus, in Manhattan’s Murray Hill neighborhood. Azrieli’s dean is David J. Schnall, Ph.D.

Located at 40.8505, -73.9294 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Yeshiva University, Educational institutions established in 1945, Schools of education in New York

The Equity Project

The Equity Project (TEP) is a New York charter school, that opened in September 2009. The school will instruct students in fifth through eighth grades, and will pay its teachers a starting salary of $125,000 per year, more than double the national average. However, they must also work double the hours a typical teacher works.

Located at 40.8568, -73.9264 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Alternative education, Academic institutions, Education in the United States, Charter schools in New York, Public middle schools in New York

1520 Sedgwick Avenue

1520 Sedgwick Avenue is a 102-unit apartment building in the Morris Heights neighborhood in The Bronx borough of New York City. Recognized as a long-time "haven for working-class families," in 2010 the New York Times reported that it is the "accepted birthplace of hip hop. " After a long period of neglect and shady dealings in the 1990s and 2000s the building has been "highlighted by elected officials and tenant advocates as an emblem of New York’s affordable housing crisis.

Located at 40.8471, -73.9243 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Residential buildings in the Bronx, Apartment buildings in New York City, Residential buildings completed in 1967, History of hip hop

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