Raptor Point
Raptor Point is a fishing area in Brooklyn, New York. Raptor Point is situated nearby to the sports venue RC Aircraft Flying, as well as near the park Wiley Post A.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Floyd Bennett Field and Barren 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. Floyd Bennett Field is situated 4,000 feet south of Raptor Point.
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.
Ruffle Bar
Islet
Ruffle Bar is a 143-acre island located in Jamaica Bay in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City, off the coast of Canarsie. The island is part of the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, and lies just east of the former Barren Island, where Floyd Bennett Field is now located.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mill Basin and East Brooklyn.
Mill Basin
Neighborhood
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
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.
East Brooklyn
Photo: Multiplicitous, CC BY-SA 3.0.
East Brooklyn encompasses Cypress Hills, East New York, Canarsie, Bergen Beach, Flatlands, Mill Basin, Marine Park, Gerritsen Beach, and Barren Island.
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 northwest of Raptor Point.
Raptor Point
- Type: Fishing area
- Categories: recreation area and sports location
- Location: Brooklyn, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.6049° or 40° 36′ 18″ northLongitude
-73.88313° or 73° 52′ 59″ westOpen location code
87G8J438+XPOpenStreetMap ID
node 12408599995OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=fishing
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