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Orchard Beach (), a public beach, is part of Pelham Bay Park [68] and comprises the borough's only beach The 1.1-mile-long (1.8 km), 115-acre (47 ha) [ 211 ] beach faces the Long Island Sound and is laid out in a crescent shape with a width of 200 feet (61 m) during high tide. [ 212 ]
Orchard Beach (sometimes called the Bronx Riviera) is the only public beach in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The 115-acre (47 ha), 1.1-mile-long (1.8 km) beach is part of Pelham Bay Park and is situated on the western end of Long Island Sound. The beach consists of a 13-section sandy shorefront, a hexagonal-block promenade, and a ...
The Bartow-Pell Woods and Pelham Bay Park's lagoon are to the east, while the Pelham Golf Course is to the northwest. Orchard Beach is across the lagoon. [5] A hiking path called the Siwanoy Trail loops around the estate. [11] The nearest New York City Subway station is the Pelham Bay Park station, [12] [13] located across the Hutchinson River. [5]
The southern third of the peninsula is used as a firing range by the New York City Police Department; the remaining wooded section is part of Pelham Bay Park. The north side is joined to what used to be Hunters Island and Twin Island to form Orchard Beach and a parking lot. [2] Rodman's Neck has three meadows.
A 2011 survey using automated cameras photographed coyotes in Ferry Point Park, Pelham Bay Park, Pugsley Creek Park, Van Cortlandt Park, and Riverdale. Surveys in 2012 through 2014 confirmed the presence of coyotes in all those locations as well as in Bronx Park. [16] In 2024, coyotes were reported in Claremont Park. [17]
A map showing major greenspaces in New York City: 1) Central Park, 2) Van Cortlandt Park, 3) Bronx Park, 4) Pelham Bay Park, 5) Flushing Meadows Park, 6) Forest Park, 7) Prospect Park, 8) Floyd Bennett Field, 9) Jamaica Bay, A) Jacob Riis Park and Fort Tilden, B) Fort Wadsworth, C) Miller Field, D) Great Kills Park Central Park is the most visited urban park in the United States.
Pages in category "Pelham Bay Park" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. ... Orchard Beach (Bronx) P. Pelham Bay Bridge; Pelham Bay Naval ...
The islands were acquired by the government of New York City on April 29, 1939, and are now part of Pelham Bay Park. [1] City Island - originally known as “Great Minnefords”, the 235 acre island is the largest of the group. Before the Revolutionary War, Benjamin Palmer renamed it "City Island" as part of his plans to create a great port city.