Gowanus Bay
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New York /
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World / United States / New Jersey
water, seaport, wharf

In 1636, Gowanus Bay was the site of the first settlement by Dutch farmers in what is now Brooklyn
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gowanus,_Brooklyn
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 40°39'54"N 74°0'29"W
- "The Narrows" 6.1 km
- Upper Bay 7.4 km
- Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 8.2 km
- Upper New York Bay 10 km
- Lower New York Bay 13 km
- Inner Approaches to New York Harbor 13 km
- Newark Bay 16 km
- Raritan Bay 26 km
- riverdale canal 31 km
- Harlem River 34 km
- Greenwood Heights 0.6 km
- Red Hook 1.2 km
- Green-Wood Cemetery 2 km
- Columbia Street Waterfront District 2.3 km
- Sunset Park 2.5 km
- Borough Park 3.8 km
- Proposed Interboro Express Route 5 km
- Brooklyn 5.8 km
- Hudson County, New Jersey 9 km
- Staten Island 16 km