Swash Channel

Swash Channel is a channel in Queens, New York. Swash Channel is situated nearby to the hamlet Fort Hancock.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Romer Shoal Light.

Romer Shoal Light

Lighthouse

Romer Shoal Light is a sparkplug lighthouse in Lower New York Bay, on the north edge of the Swash Channel, about 3⁄4 nautical mile south of Ambrose Channel and 2+1⁄2 nautical miles north of Sandy Hook, New Jersey, in the entrance to New York Harbor.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Hancock and Sea Gate.

Fort Hancock

Hamlet

Photo: Wikijazz, Public domain.

Fort Hancock is a former United States Army fort at Sandy Hook in Middletown Township, New Jersey. The coastal artillery base defended the Atlantic coast and the entrance to New York Harbor, with its first gun batteries operational in 1896. Fort Hancock is situated 3 miles south of Swash Channel.

Sea Gate

Neighborhood

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Sea Gate is a private gated community at the far western end of Coney Island at the southwestern tip of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Located on the portion of the Coney Island peninsula west of West 37th Street, it contains mostly single-family homes, some directly on Gravesend Bay. Sea Gate is situated 5 miles north of Swash Channel.

Coney Island and Brighton Beach

Photo: David Reilly, CC BY 2.0.

Coney Island and Brighton Beach are in Brooklyn. In addition to those two neighborhoods, this article covers Manhattan Beach, Gravesend, and Sheepshead Bay.

Swash Channel

Type: Channel
Category: body of water
Location: Queens, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.50713° or 40° 30′ 26″ north

Longitude

-74.0063° or 74° 0′ 23″ west

Open location code

87G7GX4V+VF

GeoNames ID

5140333

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Highlights include Main Ship Channel and Ambrose Channel.

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