Big Duck

The Big Duck is a 20-foot-tall ferrocement building in the shape of a duck: a canonical example of novelty architecture. Built in 1931 in , United States, it was moved several times to various locations on eastern , ending up in in 2007.
Wikipedia
Photo: Mike Peel, Public domain.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: historic commercial building in New York, United States
  • Also known as: “The Big Duck”
  • Address: 1012 Flanders Road, Flanders, NY 11901

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Long Island Aquarium and Riverhead station.

Theme park
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an aquarium that opened in 2000 on in Riverhead, New York, . One of its biggest attractions is a 20,000-US-gallon coral reef display tank, which is one of the largest all-living coral displays in the Western Hemisphere. is situated 2 miles northwest of Big Duck.

Railway station
Photo: DanTD, Public domain.
Riverhead is a station along the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road in Riverhead, , . It is located on Osborne Avenue and Railroad Street, north of West Main Street and the . is situated 2½ miles west of Big Duck.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Flanders and Riverside.

Town
Photo: Jemattox, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet and a census-designated place in , on , in New York, United States. The population was 5,095 at the time of the 2020 census.

Village
is a hamlet and census-designated place in , United States. The population was 2,911 at the 2010 census. is in the and derives its name from being on the south bank of the . is situated 2 miles west of Big Duck.

Photo: The Wordsmith, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town on in . It is the western half of Long Island's . The town of includes the following communities: Aquebogue, Baiting Hollow, Calverton, Jamesport, Northville, & .

Big Duck

Latitude
40.9072° or 40° 54′ 26″ north
Longitude
-72.62239° or 72° 37′ 21″ west
Levels
1
Height
20 feet (6 metres)
Roof shape
dome
Open location code
87G9W94H+V2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 582995285
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q2385515
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Satellite Map

Discover Big Duck from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Big Duck” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “البطة الكبيرة”
  • Dutch: “Big Duck”
  • French: “Big Duck”
  • French: “Grand Canard”
  • German: “Big Duck”
  • Korean: “빅 덕”
  • Spanish: “Big Duck”
  • “Big Duck”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Flanders United Methodist Church and Silver Brook Pond Green.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as The Big Duck and Flanders Rd/Bayview Ln.

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