Ruffle Bar

Ruffle Bar is a 143-acre island located in Jamaica Bay in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City, off the coast of Canarsie. The island is part of the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, and lies just east of the former Barren Island, where Floyd Bennett Field is now located.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Floyd Bennett Field and Barren Island.

Floyd Bennett Field

Historic site

Floyd Bennett Field

Photo: Ad Meskens, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Floyd Bennett Field is an airfield in the Marine Park… Floyd Bennett Field is situated 1½ miles west of Ruffle Bar.

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. Barren Island is situated 2 miles west of Ruffle Bar.

Rockaway Park–Beach 116th Street station

Metro station

Rockaway Park–Beach 116th Street station

Photo: Aio Eo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Rockaway Park–Beach 116th Street station is the… Rockaway Park–Beach 116th Street station is situated 1½ miles southeast of Ruffle Bar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Belle Harbor and Rockaway Park.

Belle Harbor

Neighborhood

Photo: Jim.henderson, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Belle Harbor is a small residential neighborhood… Belle Harbor is situated 1½ miles south of Ruffle Bar.

Rockaway Park

Quarter

Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.

Rockaway Park is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. Rockaway Park is situated 1½ miles southeast of Ruffle Bar.

Neponsit

Neighborhood

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Neponsit is a small affluent neighborhood located… Neponsit is situated 2 miles south of Ruffle Bar.

Ruffle Bar

Type: Islet
Description: island in the United States of America
Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Brooklyn, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.59936° or 40° 35′ 58″ north

Longitude

-73.85681° or 73° 51′ 25″ west

Elevation

13 feet (4 metres)

Open location code

87G8H4XV+P7

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Japanese—“Ruffle Bar” goes by many names.

Afrikaans: “Ruffle Bar”
Cebuano: “Ruffle Bar”
Japanese: “ラッフル・バー”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Seaside and Broad Channel.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Jamaica Bay Unit and Sails Point Hassock.

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Worth a closer look: Coney Island and Brighton Beach and Southwest Brooklyn.

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