Its been for 4 years approve and waited to put a new pokestop how long going to take to see a pokestop around my area closer my place…
I have this written up for when I see a wheresmypokestop question:
I know the prompt tells you that you are submitting a “Pokestop” but you are actually submitting a Wayspot to the database. The Wayspot can only become a Pokestop or gym if it is alone in a level 17 S2 cell. This is a good article about S2 cells and how they are used in PoGo: https://pokemongohub.net/post/article/comprehensive-guide-s2-cells-pokemon-go/
(Eligible Wayspots are added to Pokemon Go in a sync that happens once a day normally. If it has not been more than 48 hours since it was accepted, it could just be that it has not synced in yet.)
Wayspots that are not eligible to be Pokestops or gyms still have the potential to be used as Power Spots. It appears that there is a 22m distance requirement from any Pokestop or gym for it to be used this way, and it seems there is a limit of two active Power Spots per L14 S2 cell, the same size used to determine gyms. We explorers haven’t figured out the schedule for syncing in new Power Spots, but it is not on a daily basis at this time.
If you would like to leave the title and location, someone here with access to external resources may be able to confirm if there is indeed an issue with the S2 cells. But since the sale to Scopely has affected these Niantic (now NianticSpatial) maps being updated, it may be more difficult. The gps coordinates where you pinned the Wayspot will be after the second photo in the email you received when you submitted the nomination, but the pin may have been moved in voting. Do be aware this is a public forum if you would rather not reveal your location. I realize this is a lot of information to dump on someone, so please ask if you have more questions.
As @cyndiepooh says, Pokémon Go has proximity rules.
I found your nomination in the database at 40.648512, -74.007011 (which was an interesting journey, considering Google’s AI was convinced it was a mural in Buenos Aires despite the screenshot clearly showing NY for New York 
). It shares a Level 17 S2 Cell with “Straker Mural” and “Sunset Park West Entrance”. I don’t know which of those is already in Pokémon Go as a Pokéstop or Gym, but whichever it is, that’s the only Pokéstop or Gym that can be in that Level 17 S2 Cell.
Additionally, it never made it into Ingress as a Portal as it’s almost on top of “Straker Mural”.
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