Manhattan’s topography—real and artificial—reentered public consciousness late last year, after Hurricane Sandy submerged parts of Lower Manhattan.

Pack a picnic lunch and head up to this scenic overlook in Manhattan, KS. It's a beautiful spot for any time of year. The Bluemont Scenic Overlook is part of Goodnow Park, a 20-acre park that's a ...

This Topographic map indicates why there are so few mountain climbing opportunities in lower Manhattan. [via shellen]TopoZone - The Web's Topographic Map Jake Dobkin co-founded Gothamist with Jen ...

Manhattan had a very different topography than the concrete jungle we know today. Natasha Geiling and Esri. August 27, 2013. Get our newsletter! Get our newsletter!

In addition to seeing what the topography of Manhattan was like 400 years ago, you can also zero in on specific blocks to see what wildlife you would probably find there.

Did you know that Roosevelt Island, the strip between Manhattan and Queens, had an insane asylum and a prison that once housed Mae West for eight days in 1927 after she was arrested for a “le… ...

And that’s when we got the harbor and the topography we now know? There were lots of steps in between. But by about 5,000 years ago, we had the oak and hickory forests that Henry Hudson would ...

Simply, private streets are streets that are not officially mapped by the City of New York, according to Hector Rivera, Topographic Associate at the Manhattan Borough President’s office.

When the observation deck of One World Trade Center opens next week, the public is in store for more than just an elevator ride up the city’s tallest building. Visitors to the 104-story skysc… ...

In the 18th century, when this was part of the countryside north of the city, Major Abraham Mortier bought land from Trinity Church and erected upon Richmond Hill — one of many hills that were a ...

Sinking threatens the metropolitan area, researchers said, with the sea level at The Battery, a park in Manhattan, rising 0.12 inches per year in the 1900s. More recently, the sea level has risen ...

Manhattan had a very different topography than the concrete jungle we know today. Natasha Geiling and Esri. August 27, 2013. The following map comes from the David Rumsey Map Collection.