Big Duck
The Big Duck is a ferrocement style building in the shape of a duck, located in Flanders within the Town of Southampton, in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York, United States.Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- 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
- Roof shape: dome
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Long Island Aquarium and Riverhead station.
Long Island Aquarium
Theme park
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Long Island Aquarium is an aquarium that opened in 2000 on Long Island in Riverhead, New York, United States. 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. Long Island Aquarium is situated 2 miles northwest of Big Duck.
Riverhead station
Railway station
Photo: DanTD, Public domain.
Riverhead is a station along the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road in Riverhead, Suffolk County, New York. It is located on Osborne Avenue and Railroad Street, north of West Main Street and the Suffolk County Court House. Riverhead station is situated 2½ miles west of Big Duck.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Flanders and Riverside.
Flanders
Town
Photo: Jemattox, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Flanders is a hamlet and a census-designated place in Suffolk County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 5,095 at the time of the 2020 census.
Riverside
Village
Riverside is a hamlet and census-designated place in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 2,911 at the 2010 census. Riverside is in the Town of Southampton and derives its name from being on the south bank of the Peconic River. Riverside is situated 2 miles west of Big Duck.
Riverhead
Photo: The Wordsmith, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Riverhead is a town on Long Island in New York. It is the western half of Long Island's North Fork. The town of Riverhead includes the following communities: Aquebogue, Baiting Hollow, Calverton, Jamesport, Northville, & Riverhead.
Big Duck
- Categories: commercial building, building, and tourism
- Location: Southampton, Suffolk County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.9072° or 40° 54′ 26″ northLongitude
-72.62239° or 72° 37′ 21″ westLevels
1Height
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
87G9W94H+V2OpenStreetMap ID
way 582995285OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=domeWikidata ID
Q2385515
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Big Duck” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Big Duck”
- French: “Big Duck”
- French: “Grand Canard”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Flanders United Methodist Church and Silver Brook Pond Green.
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