Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge is a picnic site in Queens, New York. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge is situated nearby to South Marsh, as well as near the nature reserve Broad Channel Wetlands.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Broad Channel station and Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge.
Broad Channel station
Metro station
Photo: Pacific Coast Highway, Public domain.
The Broad Channel station is a local station on the IND Rockaway Line of the New York City Subway, located in the neighborhood of the same name at Noel and West Roads in the borough of Queens. Broad Channel station is situated 3,900 feet southeast of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.
Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.
The Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge is a toll bridge that carries Cross Bay Boulevard across Jamaica Bay in Queens, New York City, between Broad Channel and the Rockaway Peninsula. Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge is situated 2 miles south of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.
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. Ruffle Bar is situated 2 miles southwest of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Broad Channel and Gateway National Recreation Area.
Broad Channel
Neighborhood
Photo: DoomDan515, Public domain.
Broad Channel is a neighborhood in the southern portion of the New York City borough of Queens. It occupies Rulers Bar Hassock, the only inhabited island in Jamaica Bay.
Gateway National Recreation Area
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Gateway National Recreation Area is a national recreation area in Metro New York. This 26,607 acre park has four separate areas located in three boroughs of New York City and on Sandy Hook in central New Jersey.
Hammel
Neighborhood
Photo: Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hammels is an area within Rockaway Beach on the Rockaway Peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens. It is located west of Arverne and east of Seaside, and is centered on Beach 84th Street. Hammel is situated 2 miles south of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
- Type: Picnic site
- Category: tourism
- Location: Queens, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.61677° or 40° 37′ 0″ northLongitude
-73.82418° or 73° 49′ 27″ westOpen location code
87G8J58G+P8OpenStreetMap ID
node 685477309OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=picnic_site
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Satellite Map
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center and South Marsh.
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