Aquarium

Castle Clinton

Q: Where is Castle Clinton?

New York City, United States. Castle Clinton is an aquarium in New York City, United States. Its coordinates are 40.703° N, 74.017° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Shenandoah National Park, about 427 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Castle Clinton?

11 species. Citizen-science photos record 11 species at Castle Clinton, including Diamondback Terrapin, Timber Rattlesnake, Leopard, Cotton-headed Tamarin and Salamanders. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Q: When did Castle Clinton open and how big is it?

Opened 1808, 0.2 ha. Castle Clinton, an aquarium in New York City, United States, opened in 1808 and covers about 0.2 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 11 species are photographed there.

🇺🇸 United States

🏙️ In New York City

🐠 Aquarium, United States 11 spp. present

Castle Clinton (also known as Fort Clinton and Castle Garden) is a restored circular sandstone fort within Battery Park at the southern end of Manhattan in New York City, United States. Built from 1808 to 1811, it was the first American immigration station, predating Ellis Island. More than 7.5 million people arrived in the United States at Fort Clinton between 1855 and 1890. Over its active life, it has also functioned as a beer garden, exhibition hall, theater, and public aquarium. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

40.703° N 74.017° W

🎟️ Visit

Essentials

Entrance

—

Tourism

High

Species present

species

Opened

1808

Size

Small

Visit

Who runs it

Run by: National Park Service

What visitors say

🐠 Animals in captivity

VU Endemic

Malaclemys terrapin

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge+ 1 more park · Nearby records

Crotalus horridus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

in Shenandoah National Park+ 2 more parks · Nearby records

Panthera pardus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Wilpattu National Park+ 41 more parks · Nearby records

Saguinus oedipus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Tayrona National Natural ParkNearby records

Caudata

Daily sighting probability —

See the group

Anguilla rostrata

Daily sighting probability —

Not in our parks or cities

Cyprinus rubrofuscus

Daily sighting probability —

Not in our parks or cities

🐾 No photo available

Correlophus ciliatus

Daily sighting probability —

Not in our parks or citiesNearby records

Before you go

Where is Castle Clinton?

New York City, United States

Castle Clinton is an aquarium in New York City, United States. Its coordinates are 40.703° N, 74.017° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Shenandoah National Park, about 427 km away.

What animals can you see at Castle Clinton?

11 species

Citizen-science photos record 11 species at Castle Clinton, including Diamondback Terrapin, Timber Rattlesnake, Leopard, Cotton-headed Tamarin and Salamanders. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Where can you see the animals of Castle Clinton in the wild?

Diamondback Terrapin: Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge

Some of the animals photographed at Castle Clinton also live in the parks and cities we cover: Diamondback Terrapin (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge), Timber Rattlesnake (about 30% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Shenandoah National Park) and Leopard (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Wilpattu National Park).

When did Castle Clinton open and how big is it?

Opened 1808, 0.2 ha

Castle Clinton, an aquarium in New York City, United States, opened in 1808 and covers about 0.2 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 11 species are photographed there.