Far Rockaway
Far Rockaway is a neighborhood on the eastern part of the Rockaway peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens. It is the easternmost section of the Rockaways.
- Type: Quarter with 60,000 residents
- Description: neighborhood in borough of Queens, New York City, United States
- Also known as: “Far Rockaway (Queens)”, “Far Rockaway, New York”, “Far Rockaway, New York City”, “Far Rockaway, New York City, New York”, “فار راکاوی، کویینز”, “파 로커웨이”, “ファー・ロッカウェイ”, “ファー・ロッカウェイ (クイーンズ)”, “ファー・ロッカウェイ地区 (クイーンズ区)”, “ファー・ロックアウェイ”, “ファーロックアウェイ (ロングアイランド)”, “法洛克衛鎮”, “远洛克威”, “远洛克威 (皇后区)”, “遠洛克威”, and “遠洛克威爾 (皇后區)”
- Postal codes: 11690, 11691, 11693, and 11695
Places of Interest
Highlights: Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue station and Far Rockaway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bayswater and Edgemere.
Far Rockaway
- Categories: neighborhood, unincorporated community, and locality
- Location: Queens, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.60538° or 40° 36′ 19″ north
Longitude
-73.75513° or 73° 45′ 19″ west
Population
60,000
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
UN/LOCODE
US FR2
Open location code
87G8J64V+5W
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarter
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yiddish—“Far Rockaway” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “فار روكواي”
- Asturian: “Far Rockaway”
- Basque: “Far Rockaway”
- Belarusian: “Фар-Рокуэй”
- Catalan: “Far Rockaway”
- Chinese: “法洛克威”
- Chinese: “皇后区法洛克衛镇”
- Chinese: “皇后區法洛克衛鎮”
- Czech: “Far Rockaway”
- Dutch: “Far Rockaway”
- French: “Far Rockaway”
- Galician: “Far Rockaway”
- Georgian: “ფარ-როკავეი”
- German: “Far Rockaway”
- Hebrew: “פאר רוקאוויי”
- Irish: “Far Rockaway”
- Italian: “Far Rockaway”
- Japanese: “ファーロッカウェイ”
- Korean: “파로커웨이”
- Ladin: “Far Rockaway”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Far Rockaway”
- Persian: “فار راکاوی”
- Polish: “Far Rockaway”
- Russian: “Фар-Рокавей”
- Slovak: “Far Rockaway”
- South Azerbaijani: “فار راکوی، کویینز”
- Spanish: “Far Rockaway”
- Swedish: “Far Rockaway”
- Tatar: “Фар-Рокавей”
- Urdu: “فار روک اوے، کوئینز”
- Welsh: “Far Rockaway, Queens”
- Welsh: “Far Rockaway”
- Yiddish: “פאר ראקעוועי”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Wave Crest and Lawrence.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Living Rock Christian Center and Queens Public Library at Far Rockaway.
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Worth a closer look: John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport.
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