Fort Tilden

park and historic military installation in New York City
AdministrativeArea fort Q5472178
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Fort Tilden

Summary

Fort Tilden is a fort[1]. It draws 118 Wikipedia views per month (fort category, ranking #116 of 879).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fort Tilden is located in Queens[3].
  • Fort Tilden is in the country of United States[4].
  • Fort Tilden is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean[5].
  • Fort Tilden is on the body of water Jamaica Bay[6].
  • Fort Tilden's instance of is recorded as fort[7].
  • Fort Tilden is operated by National Park Service[8].
  • Fort Tilden is used for park[9].
  • Fort Tilden's Commons category is recorded as Fort Tilden Historic District[10].
  • April 1917 marks the founding of Fort Tilden[11].
  • Fort Tilden's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.561111111111, 'lon': -73.895833333333}[12].
  • Fort Tilden's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Rockaway[13].
  • Fort Tilden's official website is recorded as https://www.nps.gov/gate/learn/historyculture/fort-tilden.htm[14].
  • Fort Tilden's described by source is recorded as FortWiki[15].
  • Fort Tilden's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[16].
  • Fort Tilden sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0'}[17].
  • Fort Tilden covers an area of {'unit': 'Q81292', 'amount': '+98'}[18].
  • Fort Tilden's located in protected area is recorded as Gateway National Recreation Area[19].

Body

Geography

Fort Tilden is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Queens[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Atlantic Ocean[5], an ocean[20] and Jamaica Bay[6], a bay[21], in United States[22].

Physical Characteristics

Fort Tilden covers an area of {'unit': 'Q81292', 'amount': '+98'}[18]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0'}[17].

Designation and Status

Fort Tilden's instance of is recorded as fort[7]. Its heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[16].

History and Context

April 1917 marks the founding of Fort Tilden[11].

Why It Matters

Fort Tilden draws 118 Wikipedia views per month (fort category, ranking #116 of 879).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . NRHP nomination: Fort Tilden Historic District (1982). wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Weekly List 5/22/84. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . NRHP nomination: Fort Tilden Historic District (1982). wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . NRHP nomination: Fort Tilden Historic District (1982). wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Vicarage · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception +1917-04-00T00:00:00Z
    Operator United States Army, National Park Service
    Coordinates
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Queens
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