Barren Island

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Once the trash dump for NYC, this semi-feral isolated corner of NYC is most known for its vast amounts of glass on the beach, making a ghostly sound. And of course, the masses of stickiness that once emanated from its fetid shores.

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Coordinates: 40°35'28"N 73°53'50"W

Floyd Bennett Field (NOP) 1.7 km
Fort Tilden Park 2.9 km
Marine Park 4.1 km
Spring Creek Park / Spring Creek Park Addition 8.6 km
Forest Park 14 km
The Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor 20 km
Liberty State Park 20 km
High Rock Park 20 km
Great Kills Park 21 km
La Tourette Park 23 km

(West) Rockaway Inlet 2.1 km
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 5.1 km
The Rockaways 5.3 km
Canarsie 5.4 km
Spring Creek 6.9 km
Queens 7 km
Brooklyn 7.2 km
Southwest Queens 11 km
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK/KJFK) 11 km
Greater Jamaica Area 14 km

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(West) Rockaway Inlet Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge The Rockaways Canarsie Spring Creek Queens Brooklyn Southwest Queens John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK/KJFK) Greater Jamaica Area