landmark
Times Square
Dazzling commercial intersection in Midtown Manhattan known for its giant digital billboards and New Year's Eve ball drop.
4 km · about 10 min drive
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Union City
New Jersey, United States · North America
About Union City
Union City works well as a base: 10 minutes from Hoboken, 4km from Times Square.
Union City is in New Jersey, United States, with about 69,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Hoboken, about 4 km away.
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What is there to see near Union City?
Within an hour or so of Union City: Times Square (4 km), Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) (4 km), American Museum of Natural History (4 km), Central Park (5 km).
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The nearest famous roads are Hawk's Nest (Route 97).
Where is Union City?
Union City is in New Jersey, United States, about 4 km from Hoboken.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 69,156
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- New Jersey
- Timezone
- America/New_York
- Coordinates
- 40.7796, -74.0238
Emergency & Services
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 Union City
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
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.
4 km · about 10 min drive
museum
American Museum of Natural History
A beloved New York institution famous for its dinosaur halls, dioramas, and the Rose Center's spectacular planetarium.
4 km · about 10 min drive
landmark
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.
5 km · about 10 min drive
museum
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Frank Lloyd Wright's iconic spiral masterpiece housing an outstanding collection of Impressionist and modern art.
5 km · about 10 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.
5 km · about 10 min drive
museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
America's largest art museum, with over two million works spanning 5,000 years of world culture.
5 km · about 10 min drive
landmark
One World Trade Center
Tallest building in the Western Hemisphere at 541 metres, rising from the site of the original World Trade Center.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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