Upper Bay

Upper Bay is a bay in Hudson County, Gateway, New Jersey. Upper Bay is situated nearby to the locality Caven Point, as well as near the neighborhood Red Hook.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.

Statue of Liberty

Photo: buggolo, CC BY 2.0.

The Statue of Liberty is a colossal neoclassical sculpture of a robed and crowned woman on Liberty Island, part of New York City, in New York Harbor. The copper-clad statue, a gift to the United States from the people of France, was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, and its metal framework built by Gustave Eiffel.

Ellis Island

Islet

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Ellis Island is an island in New York Harbor, within the U.S. states of New Jersey and New York. Owned by the U.S. government, Ellis Island was once the busiest immigrant inspection and processing station in the United States. Ellis Island is situated 2 miles north of Upper Bay.

Statue of Liberty Museum

Museum

Photo: Epicgenius, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Statue of Liberty Museum is located on Liberty Island in New York City. The museum opened on May 16, 2019, and is focused on the creation, meaning, and history of the Statue of Liberty, a large statue by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi which the people of France gave to the people of the United States in 1886.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Red Hook and Gowanus and Red Hook.

Red Hook

Neighborhood

Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.

Red Hook is a neighborhood in western Brooklyn, New York City, United States, within the area once known as South Brooklyn. It is located on a peninsula projecting into the Upper New York Bay and is bounded by the Gowanus Expressway and the Carroll Gardens neighborhood on the northeast, Gowanus Canal on the east, and the Upper New York Bay on the west and south. Red Hook is situated 2 miles east of Upper Bay.

Gowanus and Red Hook

Photo: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gowanus and Red Hook is in Brooklyn. In addition to Gowanus and Red Hook, this travel guide also covers Carroll Gardens.

St. George

Neighborhood

St. George is a neighborhood on the northeastern tip of Staten Island in New York City, along the waterfront where the Kill Van Kull enters Upper New York Bay. St. George is situated 2½ miles southwest of Upper Bay.

Upper Bay

Type: Bay
Also known as: “Bay of Saint Marguerite”, “Kanoono”, “Upper Bay at New York Harbor”, and “Upper New York Bay”
Category: body of water
Location: Hudson County, Gateway, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.66955° or 40° 40′ 10″ north

Longitude

-74.04486° or 74° 2′ 42″ west

Open location code

87G7MX94+R3

GeoNames ID

5105702

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Caven Point and Colonels Row.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include New York Harbor and Pierhead Channel.

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