Chapel Hill North Channel

Chapel Hill North Channel is a channel in Queens, New York. Chapel Hill North Channel is situated nearby to the neighborhood Sea Gate, as well as near Midland Beach.

Places of Interest

Highlights include West Bank Light and Swinburne Island.

West Bank Light

Lighthouse

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

West Bank Light, officially West Bank Front Range Light, is a lighthouse in Lower New York Bay, within New York City, and acts as the front range light for the Ambrose Channel.

Swinburne Island

Islet

Photo: Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ), CC BY 2.5.

Swinburne Island is a 4-acre artificial island in Lower New York Bay, east of Staten Island in New York City. It was used for quarantine of immigrants. Swinburne Island is the smaller of two nearby islands, the other being Hoffman Island to the north. Swinburne Island is situated 2 miles north of Chapel Hill North Channel.

Romer Shoal Light

Lighthouse

Photo: Berentis, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Romer Shoal Light is a sparkplug lighthouse in Lower New York Bay, on the north edge of the Swash Channel, about 3⁄4 nautical mile south of Ambrose Channel and 2+1⁄2 nautical miles north of Sandy Hook, New Jersey, in the entrance to New York Harbor. Romer Shoal Light is situated 2 miles southeast of Chapel Hill North Channel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sea Gate and Coney Island and Brighton Beach.

Sea Gate

Neighborhood

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Sea Gate is a private gated community at the far western end of Coney Island at the southwestern tip of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Located on the portion of the Coney Island peninsula west of West 37th Street, it contains mostly single-family homes, some directly on Gravesend Bay. Sea Gate is situated 3 miles northeast of Chapel Hill North Channel.

Coney Island and Brighton Beach

Photo: David Reilly, CC BY 2.0.

Coney Island and Brighton Beach are in Brooklyn. In addition to those two neighborhoods, this article covers Manhattan Beach, Gravesend, and Sheepshead Bay.

Midland Beach

Neighborhood

Photo: Shannon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Midland Beach is a neighborhood of Staten Island in New York City. It lies along the east-central coast of the island, in the area known locally as the "Mid-Island, Staten Island" or the "East Shore". Midland Beach is situated 4 miles northwest of Chapel Hill North Channel.

Chapel Hill North Channel

Type: Channel
Category: body of water
Location: Queens, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.53899° or 40° 32′ 20″ north

Longitude

-74.03708° or 74° 2′ 14″ west

Open location code

87G7GXQ7+H5

GeoNames ID

5112234

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Satellite Map

Discover Chapel Hill North Channel from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

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