Whale Creek
Whale Creek is a harbor in Brooklyn, New York. Whale Creek is situated nearby to the neighborhood Blissville, as well as near Hunters Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pulaski Bridge and Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Pulaski Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
The Pulaski Bridge in New York City connects Long Island City in Queens to Greenpoint in Brooklyn over Newtown Creek. It was named after Polish military commander and American Revolutionary War fighter Casimir Pulaski in homage to the large Polish-American population in Greenpoint.
Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant
Wastewater treatment plant
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant is the largest sewage treatment facility operated by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection.
Hunterspoint Avenue station
Railway station
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
Hunterspoint Avenue is a station on the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road, within the City Terminal Zone. It is located at 49th Avenue between 21st Street and Skillman Avenue in the Hunters Point and Long Island City neighborhoods of Queens, New York City.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blissville and Long Island City and Astoria.
Blissville
Neighborhood
Long Island City is a neighborhood within the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered by Astoria to the north; the East River to the west; Sunnyside to the east; and Newtown Creek, which separates Queens from Greenpoint, Brooklyn, to the south.
Long Island City and Astoria
Long Island City is a neighborhood within the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered by Astoria to the north; the East River to the west; Sunnyside to the east; and Newtown Creek, which separates Queens from Greenpoint, Brooklyn, to the south.
Sunnyside
Neighborhood
Photo: Dialt0ne, Public domain.
Sunnyside is a neighborhood in the western portion of the New York City borough of Queens. It shares borders with Hunters Point and Long Island City to the west, Astoria to the north, Woodside to the east and Maspeth to the south.
Whale Creek
- Type: Harbor
- Category: transportation
- Location: Brooklyn, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.73566° or 40° 44′ 8″ northLongitude
-73.94736° or 73° 56′ 51″ westElevation
-3 feet (-1 metres)Open location code
87G8P3P3+73GeoNames ID
5144152
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