Kill Van Kull
The Kill Van Kull is a tidal strait between Staten Island, New York, and Bayonne, New Jersey, in the United States. It is approximately 3 miles long and 1,000 feet wide and connects Newark Bay with Upper New York Bay.- Type: Stream
- Description: tidal strait between Staten Island, New York and Bayonne, New Jersey, United States
- Also known as: “Kil Van Kol”, “Kil Van Kull”, “Kill Van Coll”, “Kill van Cul”, “Kill van Cull”, “Kill Van Kuhl”, “Van Kull’s Creek”, “キル・ヴァン・カル”, “キル・バン・カル”, and “キル・バン・カル海峡”
Places of Interest
Highlights: St. Adalbert’s Church and St. Roch’s Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mariners Harbor and Elm Park.
Kill Van Kull
- Categories: strait and body of water
- Location: Hudson County, Gateway, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.64149° or 40° 38′ 29″ north
Longitude
-74.15125° or 74° 9′ 5″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
87G7JRRX+HF
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Turkish—“Kill Van Kull” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Kill-van-Kull”
- Cebuano: “Kill Van Kull”
- Chinese: “范库尔水道”
- Chinese: “范庫爾水道”
- Dutch: “Kill Van Kull”
- Estonian: “Kill van Kull”
- French: “Kill Van Kull”
- German: “Kill Van Kull”
- Italian: “Kill Van Kull”
- Japanese: “キル・ヴァン・クル”
- Portuguese: “Kill Van Kull”
- Russian: “Килл-Ван-Калл”
- Russian: “Килл-ван-Кулл”
- Slovenian: “Kill Van Kull”
- Spanish: “Kill Van Kull”
- Swedish: “Kill Van Kull”
- Turkish: “Kill Van Kull”
- “Kill Van Kull”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Bergen Point and Arlington.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Shooters Island and Shooter’s Island Bird Sanctuary.
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Worth a closer look: Jersey City and Hoboken.
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