# Rock outcropping in NYC's Central Park **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 19, 2009, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-outcropping-in-nycs-central-park/493642 "2009-04-19T18:16:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2009, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-outcropping-in-nycs-central-park/493642/1 "2009-04-19T18:16:08Z")
New Yorkers: Can you tell me where this [big rock outcropping](http://www.flickr.com/photos/11795581@N00/729253033/) is in Central Park? Nearest streets? ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2009, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-outcropping-in-nycs-central-park/493642/2 "2009-04-19T18:37:44Z")
I believe that’s [this guy](http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=central+park&sll=47.620973,-122.347276&sspn=0.507252,1.09726&ie=UTF8&ll=40.769124,-73.977835&spn=0.000557,0.001072&t=h&z=20). ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2009, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-outcropping-in-nycs-central-park/493642/3 "2009-04-19T18:47:42Z")
Thanks, but I don’t think that’s it. Central Park has numerous rock outcroppings, so the trick is to find the right one. ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2009, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-outcropping-in-nycs-central-park/493642/4 "2009-04-19T18:52:41Z")
> [@Walloon](#): > > Thanks, but I don’t think that’s it. Central Park has numerous rock outcroppings, so the trick is to find the right one. But if you look at that outcrop in Google Earth, the buildings along the SW corner of the park all line up correctly. ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2009, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-outcropping-in-nycs-central-park/493642/5 "2009-04-19T19:00:22Z")
Hmm, maybe you’re right. How do I go from your link to seeing the buildings at Google Earth? ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2009, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-outcropping-in-nycs-central-park/493642/6 "2009-04-19T19:12:09Z")
I think you can just cut the url from the Google Maps window in your browser and paste it into the “Fly To” box in Google Earth. That may not be the exact outcrop, but it has to be close as those buildings are very distinctive and are near Columbus Circle at the very SW corner of the park. ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2009, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-outcropping-in-nycs-central-park/493642/7 "2009-04-19T19:28:14Z")
I’ve downloaded Google Earth, and I think you’re right. The wonders of modern technology! Thanks. Anyone know if those rocks have an official name? ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2009, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-outcropping-in-nycs-central-park/493642/8 "2009-04-19T19:46:59Z")
According to [this](http://www.centralpark.com/pages/map-it/maps.html), at least part of it is known as Umpire Rock. ---
**Author:** ![Washoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecae2f/32.png) [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2009, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-outcropping-in-nycs-central-park/493642/9 "2009-04-19T20:13:01Z")
Wasn’t there an early episode of SVU where the perp lived in a cave in that rock? At least, I think it was that rock. But as has been pointed out, there’s bunch of them. Are there really caves in Central Park?