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Edgar Allan Poe Cottage

The Edgar Allan Poe Cottage (or Poe Cottage) is the former home of American writer Edgar Allan Poe. Look for it in New York City. A drive of 6.8 mi reaches Central Park.

Photo: Zoirusha at English Wikipedia, Public domain

Nearest place to stay

0.4 mi

Fine Care Center

Wikipedia readers

17K

a year · #1,439 of 7,770

In brief

A museum inside New York City

Places to stay next door

Fine Care Center is 0.4 miles away; Concourse Residential Hotel, Inc (0.6 mi) and Best Western Plus Executive Residency (0.7 mi) are close too. 100 places to stay are within 4 miles. Hotels nearby ↓

Best months: May, Jun, Aug, Sep and Oct

May, June, August, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 66–84°. When to go ↓

An airport 6 miles away

LaGuardia (LGA) has airline service, about 6 miles from Edgar Allan Poe Cottage.

Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.

When to go

Weather, month by month

This is the year’s weather near Edgar Allan Poe Cottage.

Jan40° / 27°

Feb43° / 28°

Mar50° / 34°

Apr61° / 43°

May71° / 53°

Jun80° / 63°

Jul85° / 69°

Aug84° / 68°

Sep77° / 61°

Oct66° / 50°

Nov55° / 40°

Dec45° / 32°

Typical highs and lows in New York City. Green months are the mild ones. Weather: NOAA 1991–2020 normals for New York City. New York City’s full climate →

About

Edgar Allan Poe Cottage

The Edgar Allan Poe Cottage (or Poe Cottage) is the former home of American writer Edgar Allan Poe. It is located near the intersection of Kingsbridge Road and the Grand Concourse in the Fordham neighborhood of the Bronx in New York City. The house is believed to have been built in 1797. In 1913, it was relocated a short distance from its original location, and is now in the northern part of Poe Park.

The cottage is part of the Historic House Trust, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and has been administered by the Bronx County Historical Society since 1975.

Type: Museum
Listed: New York City Landmark (1966) · National Register of Historic Places (1980)
Wikipedia readers: 17K a year

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Facts: Wikidata.

Where to stay

Sleeping near Edgar Allan Poe Cottage

Inside 4 miles you will find 100 places to stay. At 0.4 miles, Fine Care Center is the closest.

Edgar Allan Poe CottageWater1Places to stay (the list)Places to eat

Closest places to stay

1Fine Care Centerhotel · 0.4 mi southwestDirections
2Concourse Residential Hotel, Inchotel · 0.6 mi southwestDirections
3Best Western Plus Executive Residencyhotel · 0.7 mi southDirections
4MainStay Suites Bronx - Belmonthotel · 0.7 mi southDirections
5Metro Suites Hotelinn or B&B · 0.7 mi southDirections
6Papa Hotel Corphotel · 0.7 mi southDirections
7Jet Set Hotelhotel · 0.7 mi southDirections
8Holiday Inn Express And Suites Bronx NYChotel · 0.8 mi southDirections
9Americana Homestay Host Serviceinn or B&B · 0.9 mi northeastDirections
10Bronx Park Motelmotel · 0.9 mi southeastDirections

Places to eat nearby

1,082 restaurants, cafés and bars within 1½ miles

194 Mexican & Latin100 pizza86 subs & sandwiches65 Asian & Indian57 coffee & cafés54 fast food52 bars & pubs

Compare 8 towns to stay in

Town	From Edgar Allan Poe Cottage	Drive	Places to stay	People	Typical home	Safety
New York City	in town	—	1,485 1295 hotels · 35 motels · 71 inns & B&Bs · 17 lodges & cabins · 38 hostels · 28 campgrounds · 1 RV park	8,584,629	$778K	D
Jersey City	14 mi southwest	20 min	39 34 hotels · 1 motel · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground	302,013	$567K	C⁻
North Bergen Township	8 mi southwest	15 min	19 15 hotels · 4 motels	61,483	$474K	B
Yonkers	6 mi north	10 min	14 10 hotels · 1 motel · 2 lodges & cabins · 1 campground	212,603	$502K	C⁺
Greenburgh	12 mi north	20 min	25 16 hotels · 3 motels · 1 lodge or cabins · 4 campgrounds · 1 RV park	94,537	$697K	B⁻
North Hempstead	12 mi east	20 min	22 18 hotels · 1 motel · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground	238,982	$888K	—
Secaucus	11 mi southwest	15 min	18 16 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins	22,640	$572K	C⁻
Fort Lee	4 mi west	5 min	9 7 hotels · 2 motels	40,345	$448K	B

Day trip from

Straight-line miles.

Paterson14 mi west Oyster Bay21 mi east

Getting there

Nearest airports with airline service

LGALaGuardia · major hub6 mi

TEBTeterboro9 mi

JFKJohn F. Kennedy · major hub17 mi

Places to stay and eat: Overture Maps (hotels, motels, inns, lodges, campgrounds, RV parks; not vacation rentals) · streets, water and the site outline: Overture Maps / OpenStreetMap contributors · town figures: U.S. Census ACS · Safety: TownRatings Safety grade · airports: OurAirports. Distances are from Edgar Allan Poe Cottage’s main visitor area; drive times are estimates.

Make a day of it

Pair Edgar Allan Poe Cottage with these

These lie within 11 miles as the crow flies.

Big draw7 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year

Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden

Big draw3 mi Stadium & arenaYankee Stadium

Big draw7 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year

Big draw8 mi TheatreStudio 54

Big draw10 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium

Big draw7 mi MuseumSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum1.1M visitors a year

Big draw2 mi MuseumThe Cloisters

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons

Photo credits

Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 3.0 · The Cloisters: Paweł Drozd on Wiki Drozdpl cropped by Beyond My Ken (talk) 17:05, 27 December 2, CC BY-SA 3.0

Common questions

Questions before you go

Is Edgar Allan Poe Cottage in New York City?

Yes. It’s inside New York City, NY.

When is the best time to visit Edgar Allan Poe Cottage?

May, June, August, September and October, with highs of 66–84°.

How far is Edgar Allan Poe Cottage from Oyster Bay?

About 21 miles east of Oyster Bay, as the crow flies.

What is the closest airport to Edgar Allan Poe Cottage?

LaGuardia (LGA), about 6 miles away.

What hotels are near Edgar Allan Poe Cottage?

Fine Care Center (0.4 mi), Concourse Residential Hotel, Inc (0.6 mi) and Best Western Plus Executive Residency (0.7 mi). 100 places to stay are within 4 miles.

From locals

Inside knowledge from New York City

Questions and tips go in New York City’s Town Square.

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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.