Rookery
Rookery is a nature reserve in Brooklyn, New York. Rookery is situated nearby to the neighborhood Bergen Beach, as well as near Mill Basin.Places of Interest
Highlights include Floyd Bennett Field and Ruffle Bar.
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.
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Brooklyn and Gateway National Recreation Area.
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.
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.
The Rockaways
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Rockaways is a peninsula in Queens, a borough of New York City. The area is well known as Queens' main beach area. This article also includes the nearby neighborhoods of Howard Beach and Broad Channel.
Rookery
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Brooklyn, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.6201° or 40° 37′ 12″ northLongitude
-73.8735° or 73° 52′ 25″ westOpen location code
87G8J4CG+2HOpenStreetMap ID
way 577891823OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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