West Broad Channel
West Broad Channel is a channel in Brooklyn, New York. West Broad Channel is situated nearby to the neighborhood Seaside, as well as near the quarter Rockaway Park.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge and Ruffle Bar.
Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge
Bridge
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The Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge is a toll bridge that carries Cross Bay Boulevard across Jamaica Bay in Queens, New York City, between Broad Channel and the Rockaway Peninsula.
Ruffle Bar
Islet
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.
Beach 105th Street station
Metro station
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The Beach 105th Street station is a local station on the IND Rockaway Line of the New York City Subway, located at Beach 105th Street on the Rockaway Freeway in Queens.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Broad Channel and Seaside.
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.
Seaside
Neighborhood
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Seaside is a section of the Rockaway Peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered by the Rockaway Beach neighborhood on the east, and by the neighborhood of Rockaway Park on the west.
Rockaway Park
Quarter
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.
Rockaway Park is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. The area is on the Rockaway Peninsula, nestled between Jamaica Bay to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the south.
West Broad Channel
- Type: Channel
- Also known as: “Black Wall Channel”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Brooklyn, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.59733° or 40° 35′ 50″ northLongitude
-73.83569° or 73° 50′ 9″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
87G8H5W7+WPGeoNames ID
5143710
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Satellite Map
Discover West Broad Channel from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Holland and Rockaway Beach.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Little Egg Marsh and The Raunt station.
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