Gerritsen Creek

Gerritsen Creek is a short watercourse in , , that empties into . The creek has been described as one of the "fingers" that formed the original shoreline of Jamaica Bay.
  • Stream
  • Description: river in the United States of America

Places of Interest Nearby

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is a beach and surrounding neighborhood…
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Island
is a peninsula and former island on the southeast shore of in .

Neighborhoods in the Area

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is a neighborhood in the …
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Neighborhood
is a community on the Rockaway Peninsula…
1½ miles southeast of Gerritsen Creek
is a residential neighborhood in southeastern , .
2 miles north of Gerritsen Creek
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Latitude
40.58344° or 40° 35′ 0″ north
Longitude
-73.9093° or 73° 54′ 34″ west
Open location code
87G8H3MR+97
Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Venetian—“Gerritsen Creek” goes by many names.
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