Buttermilk Channel
Buttermilk Channel is a small tidal strait in Upper New York Bay in New York City, approximately 1 mile long and 0.25 miles wide, separating Governors Island from Brooklyn.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Jay and Pioneer Works.
Fort Jay
Photo: SebastianBlumeArt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Jay is a coastal bastion fort and the name of a former United States Army post on Governors Island in New York Harbor, within New York City. Fort Jay is the oldest existing defensive structure on the island, and was named for John Jay, a member of the…
Pioneer Works
Arts center
Pioneer Works is a nonprofit cultural arts center in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City that was founded by artist Dustin Yellin in 2012.
Harold Ickes Playground
Recreation area
Photo: Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Harold Ickes Playground is a recreation area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Columbia Street Waterfront District and Red Hook.
Columbia Street Waterfront District
Neighborhood
The Columbia Street Waterfront District is a neighborhood in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City on the Upper New York Bay waterfront between Cobble Hill and Red Hook and situated on the western side of the Brooklyn–Queens Expressway.
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.
Cobble Hill
Neighborhood
Cobble Hill is a neighborhood in the northwestern portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. A small neighborhood comprising 40 blocks, Cobble Hill sits adjacent to Brooklyn Heights to the north, Boerum Hill to the east, Carroll Gardens to the south, and the Columbia Street Waterfront District to the west.
Buttermilk Channel
- Type: Channel
- Description: channel in New York City, United States
- Categories: strait and body of water
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Buttermilk Channel from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Slovenian—“Buttermilk Channel” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Buttermilk Channel”
- Dutch: “Buttermilk Channel”
- Estonian: “Buttermilk Channel”
- German: “Buttermilk Channel”
- Hebrew: “תעלת באטרמילק”
- Japanese: “バターミルク水路”
- Portuguese: “Buttermilk Channel”
- Slovenian: “Buttermilk Channel”
- “Buttermilk Channel”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Nolan Park and Colonels Row.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Atlantic Basin and Governors Island.
Manhattan: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Central Park, Upper East Side, Theater District, and Upper West Side.
Curious Channels to Discover
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