Straight Creek
Straight Creek is a channel in Queens, New York. Straight Creek is situated nearby to the neighborhood Broad Channel, as well as near Somerville.Places of Interest
Highlights include John F. Kennedy International Airport and Broad Channel station.
John F. Kennedy International Airport
Broad Channel station
Metro station
Photo: Pacific Coast Highway, Public domain.
The Broad Channel station is a local station on the IND Rockaway Line of the New York City Subway, located in the neighborhood of the same name at Noel and West Roads in the borough of Queens.
Terminal 4
Railway station
Photo: Simeon87, Public domain.
AirTrain JFK is an 8.1-mile-long elevated people mover system and airport rail link serving John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, New York, US. Terminal 4 is situated 1½ miles northeast of Straight Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Broad Channel and Bayswater.
Broad Channel
Neighborhood
Photo: DoomDan515, Public domain.
Broad Channel is a neighborhood in the southern portion of the New York City borough of Queens. It occupies Rulers Bar Hassock, the only inhabited island in Jamaica Bay. Broad Channel is situated 1½ miles southwest of Straight Creek.
Bayswater
Neighborhood
Photo: Rublov, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bayswater is a small neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens, on the eastern end of the Rockaway Peninsula. The community is located to the northwest of Far Rockaway, along the southeastern shore of Jamaica Bay. Bayswater is situated 2 miles southeast of Straight Creek.
Arverne
Quarter
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
Arverne is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens, on the Rockaway Peninsula. It was initially developed by Remington Vernam, whose signature "R. Arverne is situated 2 miles south of Straight Creek.
Straight Creek
- Type: Channel
- Category: body of water
- Location: Queens, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.62316° or 40° 37′ 23″ northLongitude
-73.80124° or 73° 48′ 5″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87G8J5FX+7GGeoNames ID
5139979
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