Broad Creek Marsh

Broad Creek Marsh is an islet in Queens, New York. Broad Creek Marsh is situated nearby to the island The Raut, as well as near the protected area Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include John F. Kennedy International Airport and Broad Channel station.

John F. Kennedy International Airport

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

John F. Kennedy International Airport is in the borough of Queens, New York. As one would expect of the main airport of a city like the Big Apple, JFK is one of the busiest airports worldwide and also the busiest airport in the USA in terms of international passenger traffic.

Broad Channel station

Metro station

Photo: Pacific Coast Highway, Public domain.

The Broad Channel station is a 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 1¼ miles south of Broad Creek Marsh.

Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.

The Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge is a bridge that carries Cross Bay Boulevard across Jamaica Bay in Queens, New York City, between Howard Beach and Broad Channel. Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge is situated 1½ miles northwest of Broad Creek Marsh.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Broad Channel and Hamilton Beach.

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.

Hamilton Beach

Neighborhood

Howard Beach is a neighborhood in the southwestern portion of the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered to the north by the Belt Parkway and Conduit Avenue in Ozone Park, to the south by Jamaica Bay in Broad Channel, to the east by 102nd–104th Streets in South Ozone Park, and to the west by 75th Street in East New York, Brooklyn. Hamilton Beach is situated 2 miles north of Broad Creek Marsh.

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.

Broad Creek Marsh

Type: Islet
Address: NY
Categories: salt marsh, wetland, locality, and landform
Location: Queens, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.62549° or 40° 37′ 32″ north

Longitude

-73.81333° or 73° 48′ 48″ west

Open location code

87G8J5GP+5M

OpenStreetMap ID

way 22693776

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wetland

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

Wikidata ID

Q34645948

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In Other Languages

“Broad Creek Marsh” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Broad Creek Marsh”

Places with the Same Name

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Raut and East High Meadow.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Cross Bay Boulevard & Wildlife Refuge and Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

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