Whale Creek

Whale Creek is a harbor in , . Whale Creek is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pulaski Bridge and Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Bridge
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
The in connects Long Island City in to in over . It was named after military commander and American Revolutionary War fighter Casimir Pulaski in homage to the large Polish-American population in Greenpoint.

Wastewater treatment plant
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is the largest sewage treatment facility operated by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection.

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 and neighborhoods of , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blissville and Long Island City and Astoria.

Neighborhood
Long Island City is a neighborhood within the New York City borough of . It is bordered by to the north; the to the west; to the east; and , which separates Queens from , to the south.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
Long Island City is a neighborhood within the New York City borough of . It is bordered by to the north; the to the west; to the east; and , which separates Queens from , to the south.

Neighborhood
Photo: Dialt0ne, Public domain.
is a neighborhood in the western portion of the borough of . It is bounded by and to the west, to the north, to the east, and and to the south.

Whale Creek

Latitude
40.73566° or 40° 44′ 8″ north
Longitude
-73.94736° or 73° 56′ 51″ west
Elevation
-3 feet (-1 metres)
Open location code
87G8P3P3+73
Geo­Names ID
5144152
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Satellite Map

Discover Whale Creek from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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