The Rockaways

The Rockaways is a peninsula in , a borough of . The area is well known as Queens' main beach area. This article also includes the nearby neighborhoods of Howard Beach and Broad Channel.
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  • Type: Region
  • Description: neighborhoods of Queens in New York City
  • Also known as: Rockaway”, “Rockaway , Long Island”, “Rockaway , New York”, “Rockaway Peninsula”, “Rockaway, Queens”, and “Rockaways

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge and Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk.

Bridge
The is a toll bridge that carries Cross Bay Boulevard across in , , between and the Rockaway Peninsula.

Beach
The is a public park in Rockaway, Queens, New York, composed of the 170-acre Rockaway Beach and the adjacent 5.5-mile Rockaway Boardwalk.

Metro station
The is a station on the IND Rockaway Line of the New York City Subway. It is served by the Rockaway Park Shuttle at all times and ten daily rush-hour only A trains.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rockaway Beach and Seaside.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood on the Rockaway Peninsula in the borough of . The neighborhood is bounded by to the east and Rockaway Park to the west.

Neighborhood
is a section of the Rockaway Peninsula in the borough of . It is bordered by the neighborhood on the east, and by the neighborhood of Rockaway Park on the west.

Quarter
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
is a neighborhood in the borough of , on the Rockaway Peninsula. It was initially developed by Remington Vernam, whose signature "R.

The Rockaways

Latitude
40.5841° or 40° 35′ 3″ north
Longitude
-73.81585° or 73° 48′ 57″ west
Elevation
23 feet (7 metres)
Open location code
87G8H5MM+JM
Geo­Names ID
12217901
Wiki­data ID
Q62569
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Satellite Map

Discover The Rockaways from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Urdu—“The Rockaways” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: Rokavey yarımadası
  • Catalan: Rockaway
  • Chinese: 洛克威 (皇后區)
  • Chinese: 洛克威半岛
  • Chinese: 洛卡威半島
  • Dutch: Rockaway
  • Estonian: Rockaway
  • French: Rockaway
  • German: Rockaway Peninsula
  • Hebrew: הרוקאווייז
  • Hebrew: חצי האי רוקאווי
  • Hebrew: חצי האי רוקאוויי
  • Hebrew: רוקאווי
  • Hebrew: רוקאווייז
  • Italian: Rockaway
  • Japanese: ロッカウェイ・ポイント
  • Japanese: ロッカウェイ
  • Japanese: ロッカウェイ半島
  • Low German: Rockaway Peninsula
  • Occitan (post 1500): Rockaway
  • Portuguese: Península de Rockaway
  • Russian: Рокавей
  • Urdu: روک اوے پیننسلا

Localities in the Area

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “The Rockaways”. Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.