Central Park
Central Park

  • Absolute Location: 40 N 74W

  • Relative Location: Central Park west, Fifth Avenue, Madison Avenue

  • Distance From My Home: 929 Miles, 807 Nautical Miles

  • My Place is Famous for: World's most famous Park, America's 1st planned Public Space-A National Landmark.

  • Description: 843 acres of Park in Middle of a City. It is entiely man made It includes restaurants, a zoo, recreational programs, sports, and opportunities educational programming.

  • Three Interesting Facts:
  • Many statues in the Park were donated by New York Citizens.
  • There were over 20 movies filmed there such as Big Daddy, Stuart Little, Stuart Little 2, Three Men and A Baby, etc.
  • The two designers of Cental Park were Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux.

  • Bibliography

    1. "Central Park" The World book Encyclopedia, Chidcraft International, Inc.,1980

    2. Mapquest, October 11, 2002 http://www.mapquest.com/

    3. "Central Park 2000" Pics4Learning. May 2000. http://pics.tech4learning.com.
    Created by: Cody R.
    Date Created: October 16, 2002
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