Willets Point
Willets Point is a cape in Queens, New York. Willets Point is situated nearby to the neighborhood Beechhurst, as well as near the village Saddle Rock.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Throgs Neck Bridge and Willets Point Farmhouse.
Throgs Neck Bridge
Bridge
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The Throgs Neck Bridge is a suspension bridge in New York City, carrying six lanes of Interstate 295 over the East River where it meets the Long Island Sound.
Willets Point Farmhouse
Building
The Willets Point Farmhouse is a double farmhouse at Fort Totten within Bay Terrace in Queens, New York City. It was built in 1829 in the Greek Revival style for Charles Willets, who had recently acquired the land surrounding the house.
State University of New York Maritime College
University
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The State University of New York Maritime College is a public maritime college in the Bronx, New York City. It is part of the State University of New York system.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beechhurst and Saddle Rock.
Beechhurst
Neighborhood
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
Beechhurst is a neighborhood in the northeastern section of the New York City borough of Queens. It is northeast of Whitestone, bordered by the East River to the north, the Cross Island Parkway to the south, and the approaches to the Throgs Neck and Whitestone bridges to the east and west, respectively.
Saddle Rock
Village
Photo: Deirdrelmt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saddle Rock is a village on the Great Neck Peninsula in the Town of North Hempstead, in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 989 at the time of the 2020 census.
Harbor Hills
Hamlet
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Harbor Hills is a hamlet and census-designated place located on the Great Neck Peninsula within the Town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 562 at the time of the 2020 census.
Willets Point
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Thorne’s Neck” and “Wilkins Point”
- Category: landform
- Location: Queens, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.79671° or 40° 47′ 48″ northLongitude
-73.7794° or 73° 46′ 46″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87G8Q6WC+M6OpenStreetMap ID
node 7147458497OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
5144549
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