Riches Meadows
Riches Meadows is a plain in Brooklyn, New York. Riches Meadows is situated nearby to the neighborhood Mill Basin, as well as near the locality Gerritsen.Places of Interest
Highlights include Barren Island and Floyd Bennett Field.
Barren Island
Island
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
Barren Island is a peninsula and former island on the southeast shore of Brooklyn in New York City. Located on Jamaica Bay, it was geographically part of the Outer Barrier island group on the South Shore of Long Island.
Floyd Bennett Field
Historic site
Photo: Ad Meskens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Floyd Bennett Field is an airfield in the Marine Park neighborhood of southeast Brooklyn in New York City, along the shore of Jamaica Bay. The airport originally hosted commercial and general aviation traffic before being used as a naval air station.
Aviator Sports and Events Center
Sports venue
Aviator Sports and Events Center is a sports and events center in Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, New York City. Operating as a concessionaire of the National Park Service, Aviator has refurbished four historic aircraft hangars and the surrounding grounds in partnership with the NPS.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mill Basin and Gerritsen Beach.
Mill Basin
Neighborhood
Mill Basin is a residential neighborhood in southeastern Brooklyn, New York City. It is on a peninsula abutting Jamaica Bay and is bordered by Avenue U on the northwest and the Mill Basin/Mill Island Inlet on its remaining sides.
Gerritsen Beach
Neighborhood
Gerritsen Beach is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, located between Sheepshead Bay to the west and Marine Park to the east. The area is served by Brooklyn Community Board 15.
Bergen Beach
Neighborhood
Bergen Beach is a residential neighborhood in the borough of Brooklyn, New York City. It is located on a peninsula abutting Jamaica Bay in the southeastern portion of the borough, and is bordered by Mill Basin and the neighborhood of the same name to the… Bergen Beach is situated 1½ miles north of Riches Meadows.
Riches Meadows
- Type: Plain
- Categories: plain and landform
- Location: Brooklyn, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Riches Meadows” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Riches Meadows”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Gerritsen and Plumb Beach.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Brooklyn Coast Guard Air Station and Marine Park.
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