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American Museum of Natural History
A beloved New York institution famous for its dinosaur halls, dioramas, and the Rose Center's spectacular planetarium.
24 km · about 30 min drive
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Prospect Park
New Jersey, United States · North America
About Prospect Park
Prospect Park works well as a base: 5 minutes from Fair Lawn, 24km from American Museum of Natural History.
Prospect Park is in New Jersey, United States, with about 6,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Fair Lawn, about 4 km away.
The Prospect Park School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Prospect Park, in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 834 students and 80.7Read more
classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend Manchester Regional High School, which also serves students from Haledon and North Haledon. As of the 2023–24 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 819 students and 60.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Prospect Park?
Within an hour or so of Prospect Park: American Museum of Natural History (24 km), Central Park (25 km), Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (25 km), Times Square (25 km).
Are there any good drives near Prospect Park?
The nearest famous roads are Hawk's Nest (Route 97).
Where is Prospect Park?
Prospect Park is in New Jersey, United States, about 4 km from Fair Lawn.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,953
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- New Jersey
- Timezone
- America/New_York
- Coordinates
- 40.9370, -74.1743
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Essential numbers in United States
AAA roadside assistance: 1-800-222-4357. Right turn on red is legal in most states unless signed otherwise.
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Worth the detour from Prospect Park
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Central Park
An 843-acre urban oasis in the heart of Manhattan, one of the most visited urban parks in the world with meadows, lakes, and iconic bridges.
25 km · about 30 min drive
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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Frank Lloyd Wright's iconic spiral masterpiece housing an outstanding collection of Impressionist and modern art.
25 km · about 30 min drive
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Times Square
Dazzling commercial intersection in Midtown Manhattan known for its giant digital billboards and New Year's Eve ball drop.
25 km · about 30 min drive
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
America's largest art museum, with over two million works spanning 5,000 years of world culture.
25 km · about 30 min drive
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Empire State Building
Legendary 102-storey Art Deco skyscraper that defined the New York City skyline when completed in 1931.
26 km · about 30 min drive
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Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
The most influential modern art museum in the world, home to Starry Night, Campbell's Soup Cans, and Les Demoiselles d'Avignon.
26 km · about 30 min drive
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Bronx Zoo
One of the largest metropolitan zoos in the world spanning 265 acres in New York City with over 6,000 animals.
27 km · about 30 min drive
Driving roads near Prospect Park
- 68 kmHawk's Nest (Route 97)A serpentine stretch of NY Route 97 clinging to cliffs above the Delaware River near Port Jervis. Its stacked stone-walled curves star in countless car commercials.
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