Westchester Creek
Westchester Creek is a tidal inlet of the East River located in the south eastern portion of the Bronx in New York City. It is 2.1 miles in length. The creek formerly traveled further inland, to what is now Pelham Parkway, extending almost to Eastchester Bay and making Throggs Neck into an island during heavy storms.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Whitestone Bridge and Woodrow Wilson Triangle.
Whitestone Bridge
Bridge
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The Bronx–Whitestone Bridge is a suspension bridge in New York City, carrying six lanes of Interstate 678 over the East River. The bridge connects Throggs Neck and Ferry Point Park in the Bronx, on the East River's northern shore, with the Whitestone neighborhood of Queens on the southern shore.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castle Hill and Clason Point.
Castle Hill
Neighborhood
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Castle Hill is a neighborhood located in the southeast section of the borough of the Bronx in New York City. Its boundaries are Waterbury Avenue and Westchester Avenue to the north, Westchester Creek to the east, the East River to the south, and White Plains Road to the west.
Clason Point
Neighborhood
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Clason Point is a peninsula and a neighborhood in the East Bronx, New York City. The area includes a collection of neighborhoods including Harding Park, and Soundview.
College Point
Neighborhood
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College Point is a working-middle-class neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is bounded to the south by Whitestone Expressway and Flushing; to the east by 138th Street and Malba/Whitestone; to the north by the East River; and to the west by Flushing Bay.
Westchester Creek
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the Bronx, New York City, United States
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Bronx, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Westchester Creek from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Westchester Creek” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Westchester Creek”
- Cebuano: “Westchester Creek”
- Hebrew: “וסטצ’סטר קריק”
- Japanese: “ウェストチェスター川”
- Japanese: “ウエストチェスター川”
- Venetian: “Westchester”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Malba and Throgs Neck Houses.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Clason Point and Castle Hill Point.
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