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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.
23 km · about 25 min drive
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White Plains
New York, United States · North America
About White Plains
White Plains is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Scarsdale, 23km from Bronx Zoo.
White Plains is in New York, United States, with about 58,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Scarsdale, about 4 km away.
The White Plains Armory is a historic building in White Plains, New York, in Westchester County.
Located at 65 Mitchell Place/35 South Broadway, the building was built to serve as a National Guard armory. Construction of the building began in 1909 and was completed in 1910. The building was designed by state architectRead more
Franklin B. Ware. The building was 31,612 square feet and takes up three-quarters of an acre. 49th Separate Company/Company L, 10th Infantry Regiment occupied the armory from 1910 to 1939. From April 1924 to November 1929, the White Plains Armory was the temporary headquarters of Troop K of the New York State Police, after a March 3, 1924 fire destroyed the troop's headquarters at Gedney Farms. The police troop left the Armory in November 1929 after a new headquarters in Hawthorne was completed.
Subsequently, the building's tenants were the 106th Infantry Regiment and then the Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, Company D, 212th Field Artillery.
It is located on the site of the first courthouse where the Declaration of Independence was read on July 11, 1776.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
The building was vacated in 1977. In 1982, it was converted to Armory Plaza, a senior housing complex with a senior center on first floor.
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What is there to see near White Plains?
Within an hour or so of White Plains: Bronx Zoo (23 km), Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (32 km), Central Park (33 km), The Metropolitan Museum of Art (33 km).
Are there any good drives near White Plains?
The nearest famous roads are Hawk's Nest (Route 97).
Where is White Plains?
White Plains is in New York, United States, about 4 km from Scarsdale.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 58,459
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- New York
- Timezone
- America/New_York
- Coordinates
- 41.0340, -73.7629
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Worth the detour from White Plains
8 notable places within an hour's 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.
32 km · about 35 min 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.
33 km · about 40 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.
33 km · about 40 min drive
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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.
33 km · about 40 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.
35 km · about 40 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.
36 km · about 40 min drive
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Bear Mountain - Storm King Highway
Scenic winding road through the Hudson Valley that has been a favorite Sunday driving destination for NYC car enthusiasts since the 1920s.
36 km · about 40 min drive
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