Shell Bank Creek
Shell Bank Creek is a stream in Brooklyn, New York. Shell Bank Creek is situated nearby to the locality Gerritsen, as well as near the neighborhood Mill Basin.Places of Interest
Highlights include Plumb Beach and Mau Mau Island.
Plumb Beach
Park
Photo: Glenn ocean, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Plumb Beach is a beach and surrounding neighborhood along the north shore of Rockaway Inlet, in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is located near the neighborhoods of Sheepshead Bay and Gerritsen Beach, just off the Belt Parkway.
Mau Mau Island
Island
White Island, sometimes erroneously called Mau Mau Island, is a small uninhabited island in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, located between Gerritsen Creek and Mill Creek in the Marine Park recreation area.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gerritsen Beach and Mill Basin.
Gerritsen Beach
Neighborhood
Gerritsen Beach is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, located between Sheepshead Bay to the west and Marine Park to the east. The area is served by Brooklyn Community Board 15.
Mill Basin
Neighborhood
Mill Basin is a residential neighborhood in southeastern Brooklyn, New York City. It is on a peninsula abutting Jamaica Bay and is bordered by Avenue U on the northwest and the Mill Basin/Mill Island Inlet on its remaining sides. Mill Basin is situated 1½ miles north of Shell Bank Creek.
Sheepshead Bay
Neighborhood
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
Sheepshead Bay is a neighborhood in southern Brooklyn, New York City. It is bounded by Ocean Parkway to the west; Kings Highway to the north; Nostrand Avenue and Gerritsen Avenue to the east; and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. Sheepshead Bay is situated 1½ miles west of Shell Bank Creek.
Shell Bank Creek
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Plumb Beach Channel”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Brooklyn, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.58761° or 40° 35′ 15″ northLongitude
-73.9143° or 73° 54′ 52″ westElevation
-7 feet (-2 metres)Open location code
87G8H3QP+27GeoNames ID
5137882
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
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