Newtown Creek
Newtown Creek, a 3.5-mile long tributary of the East River, is an estuary that forms part of the border between the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, in New York City.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in New York City, United States
- Also known as: “Mashpath”, “Maspeth”, “Mespaat”, “Mespacht Kil”, “Mespachtes Kil”, “Mespaetches”, “Mespatchis Kil”, “Mespath”, “イングリッシュ・キルス”, and “新鎮溪”
Places of Interest
Highlights: United Nations Headquarters and Belmont Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kips Bay and Tudor City.
Long Island City and Astoria
Long Island City is a neighborhood within the New York City borough of Queens.
Newtown Creek
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Brooklyn, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.73621° or 40° 44′ 10″ north
Longitude
-73.96292° or 73° 57′ 47″ west
Open location code
87G8P2PP+FR
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Venetian—“Newtown Creek” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Newtown Creek”
- Catalan: “Newtown Creek”
- Cebuano: “Newtown Creek”
- Chinese: “新镇溪”
- Chinese: “紐頓小灣”
- Dutch: “Newtown Creek”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نيوتاون كريك”
- French: “Newtown Creek”
- German: “Newtown Creek”
- Hebrew: “ניוטאון קריק”
- Japanese: “ニュータウン川”
- Spanish: “Newtown Creek”
- Venetian: “Newtown”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Hunters Point and Gashouse District.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Newton Barge Terminal Playground and Hunters Point.
Brooklyn: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Coney Island and Brighton Beach and Southwest Brooklyn.
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