Captain of the Port
Captain of the Port is a building in Staten Island, New York. Captain of the Port is situated nearby to the church Father Capodanno Memorial Chapel, as well as near the museum Mont Sec House.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Verrazano–Narrows Bridge and Arthur Von Briesen Park.
Verrazano–Narrows Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge is a suspension bridge connecting the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City, New York, U.S. It spans the Narrows, a body of water linking the relatively enclosed New York Harbor with Lower New York Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Verrazano–Narrows Bridge is situated 1 mile east of Captain of the Port.
Battery Weed
Military installation
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
Battery Weed is a four-tiered 19th century fortification guarding the Narrows, the main approach from the Atlantic Ocean to New York City. Located on the Staten Island waterfront on the west shore of the Narrows, directly across from Fort Hamilton and the now-destroyed Fort Lafayette in Brooklyn, the fort was intended to protect New York from attack by sea. Battery Weed is situated 2,000 feet east of Captain of the Port.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Wadsworth and Arrochar.
Fort Wadsworth
Neighborhood
Photo: whomever, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fort Wadsworth is a former United States military installation on Staten Island in New York City, situated on The Narrows, which divide New York Bay into Upper and Lower bays, a natural point for defense of the Upper Bay, Manhattan, and beyond.
Arrochar
Neighborhood
Arrochar is a neighborhood in northeastern Staten Island in New York City, United States. It is located directly inland of Fort Wadsworth and South Beach, on the east side of Hylan Boulevard south of the Staten Island Expressway; the community of Grasmere borders it on the west.
Captain of the Port
- Type: Commercial building
- Also known as: “U.S. Coast Guard Sector New York”
- Categories: building, office, and military installation
- Location: Staten Island, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.60465° or 40° 36′ 17″ northLongitude
-74.06151° or 74° 3′ 42″ westHeight
49 feet (15 metres)Operator
USCGOpen location code
87G7JW3Q+V9OpenStreetMap ID
way 241850666OpenStreetMap feature
building=commercialOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
military=office
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