Jacob Riis Park
Jacob Riis Park is a park in Queens, New York. Jacob Riis Park is situated nearby to the neighborhood Neponsit, as well as near Roxbury.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge and Floyd Bennett Field.
Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge
Bridge
The Marine Parkway–Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge is a vertical-lift bridge in New York City, New York, that crosses Rockaway Inlet. The bridge, which opened on July 3, 1937, connects the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens, with Flatbush Avenue to Floyd Bennett Field, Belt Parkway, and the Marine Park neighborhood in Brooklyn.
Floyd Bennett Field
Historic site
Photo: Ad Meskens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Floyd Bennett Field is an airfield in the Marine Park neighborhood of southeast Brooklyn in New York City, along the shore of Jamaica Bay. The airport originally hosted commercial and general aviation traffic before being used as a naval air station. Floyd Bennett Field is situated 2 miles northwest of Jacob Riis Park.
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. Barren Island is situated 2 miles northwest of Jacob Riis Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Neponsit and Roxbury.
Neponsit
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Neponsit is a small affluent neighborhood located on the western half of the Rockaway Peninsula, the southernmost area of the New York City borough of Queens.
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.
Belle Harbor
Neighborhood
Belle Harbor is a small residential neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens, located on the western half of the Rockaway Peninsula, the southernmost area of the borough.
Jacob Riis Park
- Type: Park
- Location: Queens, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.56788° or 40° 34′ 4″ northLongitude
-73.87069° or 73° 52′ 15″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
87G8H49H+5PGeoNames ID
5122506
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Rockaway Park and Rockaway Point.
Notable Places Nearby
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