Coney Island Creek

Coney Island Creek is a 1.8-mile-long tidal inlet in , . It was created from a series of streams and inlets by land filling and digging activities starting in the mid-18th century which, by the 19th century, became a 3-mile-long continual strait and a partial mudflat connecting Gravesend Bay and , separating from the mainland.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Kaiser Park and Maimonides Park.

Park
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is a public park on the northwestern coast of in , . It abuts Coney Island Creek, , and and is across Coney Island Creek from Calvert Vaux Park and Six Diamonds Park.

Stadium
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is a Minor League Baseball stadium on the Riegelmann Boardwalk in the neighborhood of in . The home team and primary tenant is the New York Mets-affiliated Brooklyn Cyclones of the South Atlantic League.

Carousel
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The is a defunct amusement ride and a landmark in the New York City borough of , along the Riegelmann Boardwalk at .

Places in the Area

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

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

Neighborhood
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is a private gated community at the far western end of at the southwestern tip of the borough of . Located on the portion of the Coney Island peninsula west of West 37th Street, it contains mostly single-family homes, some directly on .

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the borough of , located at the southwestern edge of the borough on . The neighborhood borders and to the northeast across 86th Street; to the northwest across 14th Avenue; and to the east across Stillwell Avenue.

Coney Island Creek

Latitude
40.57983° or 40° 34′ 47″ north
Longitude
-73.98986° or 73° 59′ 24″ west
Elevation
-7 feet (-2 metres)
Open location code
87G8H2H6+W3
Geo­Names ID
5113486
Wiki­data ID
Q5159595
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Satellite Map

Discover Coney Island Creek from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Japanese—“Coney Island Creek” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Coney Island Creek”
  • Chinese: “康尼島溪”
  • Japanese: “コニーアイランド川”
  • “Coney Island Creek”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as White Sands and West Brighton.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ida G Israel Community Health Center and KeySpan Park.

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