Brooklyn

Brooklyn is one of the southernmost neighborhoods in Baltimore, Maryland. It is located near Anne Arundel County along Governor Ritchie Highway which is also Maryland Route 2.

Type: Neighborhood with 9,550 residents
Description: neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Also known as: “Brooklyn, Baltimore” and “Freetown”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Fort McHenry and Patapsco station.

Fort McHenry

Fort

Photo: ScottyBoy900Q, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fort McHenry is a historical American coastal… Fort McHenry is situated 2½ miles northeast of Brooklyn.

Patapsco station

Railway station

Photo: ETLamborghini, Public domain.

Patapsco station is a Baltimore Light Rail station in Halethorpe, Maryland. Patapsco station is situated 1½ miles west of Brooklyn.

Baltimore Highlands station

Railway station

Photo: Mitchazenia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Baltimore Highlands station is a Baltimore Light Rail stop in Halethorpe, Maryland. Baltimore Highlands station is situated 1½ miles west of Brooklyn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Baltimore and Brooklyn Park.

South Baltimore

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South Baltimore is the entrance point for most…

Brooklyn Park

Town

Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brooklyn Park is a census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States.

Curtis Bay

Neighborhood

Photo: Preservation Maryland, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Curtis Bay is a residential, commercial, and…

Brooklyn

Categories: freedmen’s town and locality
Location: Baltimore, Central Maryland, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.23408° or 39° 14′ 3″ north

Longitude

-76.60334° or 76° 36′ 12″ west

Population

9,550

Elevation

62 feet (19 metres)

Open location code

87F569MW+JM

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158584082

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

4349594

Wikidata ID

Q4974708

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Urdu—“Brooklyn” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Brooklyn”
French: “Brooklyn”
Igbo: “Brooklyn, Baltimore”
Igbo: “Brooklyn”
Russian: “Бруклин”
Urdu: “بروکلین، بالٹیمور”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Hillcrest and Arundel Village.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: First Baptist Church of Brooklyn and Brooklyn Bible Chapel.

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Worth a closer look: South Baltimore and Inner Harbor.

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