Gravesend Bay
Gravesend Bay is an estuary that is connected to the Hudson River, Coney Island Creek, Lower New York Bay, and Sheepshead Bay. It is contained within the New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary and is positioned just southeast of the Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge which spans The Narrows strait.- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in Kings County, New York, United States of America
- Also known as: “Nyack Bay”
- Address: NY
Places of Interest
Highlights: Coney Island Creek Park and Bensonhurst Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bath Beach and Sea Gate.
Sea Gate
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Gravesend Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Brooklyn, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.58983° or 40° 35′ 23″ north
Longitude
-74.00931° or 74° 0′ 34″ west
Open location code
87G7HXQR+W7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Korean—“Gravesend Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gravesend Bay”
- Korean: “그레이브샌드 베이”
- “Gravesend Bay”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Sea Gate and Bath Beach.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: MatchPoint NYC and Bensonhurst Park Childrens Play Area.
Brooklyn: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Coney Island and Brighton Beach and Southwest Brooklyn.
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