Juniper Valley Park
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Juniper Valley Park
55.247 Acres
Juniper Valley Park in Middle Village, Queens is rich in natural, historical, and recreational resources. The park takes its name from the Juniper Valley Swamp, which covered an area of about 100 acres from Caldwell Avenue south to Juniper Valley Road. The swamp and surrounding area were blanketed by a thick forest of Juniper and White Cedar trees. Before the site of Juniper Valley Park was improved for recreational purposes, it was used variously as a farm, a cemetery, a source for peat moss, the property of a racketeer, and a garbage dump.
For full history see - www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/historical_signs/hs_h...">NYC Parks</a>
55.247 Acres
Juniper Valley Park in Middle Village, Queens is rich in natural, historical, and recreational resources. The park takes its name from the Juniper Valley Swamp, which covered an area of about 100 acres from Caldwell Avenue south to Juniper Valley Road. The swamp and surrounding area were blanketed by a thick forest of Juniper and White Cedar trees. Before the site of Juniper Valley Park was improved for recreational purposes, it was used variously as a farm, a cemetery, a source for peat moss, the property of a racketeer, and a garbage dump.
For full history see - www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/historical_signs/hs_h...">NYC Parks</a>
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 40°43'11"N 73°52'46"W
- Maurice Park - now Principe Park 2.5 km
- Grand Central Park 3.5 km
- Queens Zoo 3.9 km
- St. Michaels Playground 4.8 km
- Flushing Meadows Corona Park 5.1 km
- Queens Botanical Garden 5.3 km
- Levitt's Field 6.8 km
- Park 7.1 km
- College Point Sports Park 7.2 km
- Flushing Airport (closed) 7.7 km
- Middle Village 0.1 km
- Elmhurst 2.1 km
- Maspeth 2.4 km
- Western Queens 2.4 km
- Corona 3.3 km
- Woodside 3.3 km
- Sunnyside 4.4 km
- Queens 7.7 km
- Brooklyn 10 km
- Manhattan 10 km