how long is central park

Central Park is approximately 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) long from north to south and about 0.5 miles (0.8 kilometers) wide from east to west. It covers an area of about 843 acres (341 hectares) in Manhattan, New York City. The park stretches between 59th Street (Central Park South) and 110th Street (Central Park North), bordered by Fifth Avenue on the east and Central Park West (Eighth Avenue) on the west.