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Rhinelander Gardens

Ghost town · New York County, New York

Brooklyn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1889, 1:62,500)
Brooklyn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1889, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Rhinelander Gardens is a ghost town in New York County, New York. It is one of 5 former communities in New York County on the federal names register. No county in New York has more among the 22 New York counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rhinelander Gardens as a historical populated place on the Brooklyn topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 40.7354° N, 73.9990° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBrooklyn
Elevation18 ft
Nearest living townHoboken, NJ
Distance to it1.7 miles
GNIS feature ID2062663
Coordinates40.73538, -73.99903

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What's there now

Rhinelander Gardens is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hoboken, NJ (population 58,340), about 1.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 18 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Rhinelander Gardens?

Rhinelander Gardens is in New York County, New York, at 40.7354, -73.9990.

How many ghost towns are in New York County?

New York County, New York has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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