Wallabout Bay
Wallabout Bay is a small body of water in Upper New York Bay along the northwest shore of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, between the present Williamsburg and Manhattan Bridges.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
- Type: Bay
- Description: Bay in Brooklyn, New York, United States of America
- Also known as: “Bend of Marechkawick”, “Bight of Marechkawick”, “Waal Bocht”, and “Waal-boght”
- Address: NY
Places of Interest
Highlights include Brooklyn Bridge and Williamsburg Bridge.
Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge is a cable-stayed suspension bridge in New York City, spanning the East River between the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Opened on May 24, 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was the first fixed crossing of the East River.
Williamsburg Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Williamsburg Bridge is a suspension bridge across the East River in New York City, connecting the Lower East Side of Manhattan with the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn.
Hudson Avenue Generating Station
Power station
Photo: NorbertNagel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hudson Avenue Generating Station is a power station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brooklyn Navy Yard and Dumbo.
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Brooklyn Navy Yard is a shipyard and industrial complex in northwest Brooklyn in New York City, New York, U.S. The Navy Yard is located on the East River in Wallabout Bay, a semicircular bend of the river across from Corlears Hook in Manhattan.
Dumbo
Neighborhood
Photo: I.M. Rich, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dumbo is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It encompasses two sections: one situated between the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges, which connect Brooklyn to Manhattan across the East River, and another extending eastward from the Manhattan Bridge to the Vinegar Hill area.
Lower East Side
Photo: Gryffindor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lower East Side of Manhattan is a mix of old and new, bohemian and upscale: you can find trendy bars and music venues, a venerable old no-nonsense place that just might serve up the best pastrami sandwich in the world, and great bialys.
Wallabout Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.70506° or 40° 42′ 18″ northLongitude
-73.97491° or 73° 58′ 30″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
87G8P24G+22OpenStreetMap ID
node 5083856487OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Spanish—“Wallabout Bay” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Wallabout Bay”
- Cebuano: “Wallabout Bay”
- Danish: “Wallabout Bay”
- French: “baie de Wallabout”
- French: “Baie de Wallabout”
- German: “Wallabout Bay”
- Hebrew: “מפרץ וולאבוט”
- Japanese: “ウォーラバウト湾”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Wallabout Bay”
- Norwegian: “Wallabout Bay”
- Spanish: “Bahía de Wallabout”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Fort Greene and Two Bridges.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include New York City Fire Department Marine Company 6 and Navy Yard Basin.
Manhattan: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Central Park, Upper East Side, Theater District, and Upper West Side.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Wallabout Bay”. Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.