Gerritsen Creek
Gerritsen Creek is a short watercourse in Brooklyn, New York City, that empties into Jamaica Bay. The creek has been described as one of the "fingers" that formed the original shoreline of Jamaica Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Plumb Beach and Aviator Sports and Events Center.
Plumb Beach
Park
Photo: Glenn ocean, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Plumb Beach is a beach and surrounding neighborhood along the north shore of Rockaway Inlet, in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is located near the neighborhoods of Sheepshead Bay and Gerritsen Beach, just off the Belt Parkway.
Aviator Sports and Events Center
Sports venue
Aviator Sports and Events Center is a sports and events center in Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, New York City. Operating as a concessionaire of the National Park Service, Aviator has refurbished four historic aircraft hangars and the surrounding grounds in partnership with the NPS.
Barren Island
Island
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
Barren Island is a peninsula and former island on the southeast shore of Brooklyn in New York City. Located on Jamaica Bay, it was geographically part of the Outer Barrier island group on the South Shore of Long Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gerritsen Beach and Roxbury.
Gerritsen Beach
Neighborhood
Gerritsen Beach is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, located between Sheepshead Bay to the west and Marine Park to the east. The area is served by Brooklyn Community Board 15.
Roxbury
Neighborhood
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
Roxbury is a community on the Rockaway Peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens originally settled by Irish immigrants in the early 20th century. Roxbury is situated 1½ miles southeast of Gerritsen Creek.
Mill Basin
Neighborhood
Mill Basin is a residential neighborhood in southeastern Brooklyn, New York City. It is on a peninsula abutting Jamaica Bay and is bordered by Avenue U on the northwest and the Mill Basin/Mill Island Inlet on its remaining sides. Mill Basin is situated 2 miles north of Gerritsen Creek.
Gerritsen Creek
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Brooklyn, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Gerritsen Creek from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Gerritsen Creek” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Gerritsen Creek”
- Cebuano: “Gerritsen Creek”
- Estonian: “Gerritsen Creek”
- Venetian: “Gerritsen”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Plumb Beach and Shellbank Creek.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Point Breeze and Gerritsen Inlet.
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