Gowanus Canal

The Gowanus Canal is a 1.8-mile-long canal in the New York City borough of , on the westernmost portion of . Once a vital cargo transportation hub, the canal has seen decreasing use since the mid-20th century as domestic shipping declined.
Wikipedia
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  • Canal
  • …lies at an elevation of -3 feet (-1 metres)
  • Description: canal in Brooklyn, New York City
  • Also known as
    “Gouwanisse Kill”
    “Gouwanus Creek”
    “Gowanus Creek”
    “Kil of Gowanus”
    “Mill Creek”

Places of Interest

Highlights include The Bell House and Carroll Street Bridge.

Theater building
is a bar and music/comedy venue in , .

Bridge
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The is a retractable bridge…

Metro station
Photo: The All-Nite Images, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a local station…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carroll Gardens and Carroll Gardens Historic District.

Neighborhood
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.
is a neighborhood in the northwestern…

Neighborhood
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The is a small…

Neighborhood
Photo: Semiautonomous, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a neighborhood in the northwestern portion…

Gowanus Canal

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Latitude
40.67657° or 40° 40′ 36″ north
Longitude
-73.99271° or 73° 59′ 34″ west
Open location code
87G8M2G4+JW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 734857869
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­canal
Geo­Names ID
5118959
Wiki­data ID
Q1540491

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Gowanus Canal” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Gowanus Canal”
  • Chinese: “戈瓦納斯運河”
  • Chinese: “格瓦納斯運河”
  • Dutch: “Gowanus Canal”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قناة جوانوس”
  • French: “Canal Gowanus”
  • German: “Gowanuskanal”
  • Hungarian: “Gowanus-csatorna”
  • Italian: “Canale Gowanus”
  • Japanese: “ゴワーナス運河”
  • Japanese: “ゴワナス運河”
  • Russian: “Гованус”
  • Slovenian: “Gowanus Canal”
  • Slovenian: “Gowanus Creek”
  • Slovenian: “prekop Gowanus”
  • Spanish: “Canal Gowanus”
  • Ukrainian: “Гованус”
  • Welsh: “Camlas Gowanus”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Gowanus and Red Hook and Park Slope.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Breuckelen Athletic and City Life Church.

Brooklyn: Highlights

Notable places include Coney Island and Brighton Beach and Southwest Brooklyn.

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