Roxbury
in Queens County of New York, United States
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John F Kennedy International Airport (8 mi) - La Guardia Airport (15 mi)
- Newark Liberty International Airport (17 mi)
- Morristown Municipal Airport (32 mi)
- Westchester County Airport (36 mi)
- Long Island Mac Arthur Airport (44 mi)
- Lakehurst NAES /Maxfield Field (44 mi)
- Stewart International Airport (66 mi)
- Statue of Liberty (Unesco heritage, 9 mi)
- Independence Hall (Unesco heritage, 66 mi)
- Marine Park Golf Course (Golf course, 3 mi)
- Dyker Beach Golf Course (Golf course, 7 mi)
- Inwood Country Club (Golf course, 8 mi)
- Tioga Country Club (Golf course, 8 mi)
- Forest Park Golf Course (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Lawrence Village Country Club (Golf course, 9 mi)
- North Woodmere Golf Course (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Red Hook Golf Club (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Rockaway Hunting Club (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Davis Golf Club (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Monmouth Cove Marina (marina, (14 mi)
- Locust Point Marina (marina, (18 mi)
- Freeport Marina (marina, (17 mi)
- Shelter Harbor Marina (marina, (19 mi)
- Bayside Marina (marina, (16 mi)
- World's Fair Marina (marina, (14 mi)
- Pier 25 (amusement park, (12 mi)
- Victorian Gardens Amusement Park (amusement park, (15 mi)
- Central Park Zoo (zoo, (15 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 40.566 and -73.891 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 40° 33' 59" and W -73° 53' 26"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - USD
- Spoken languages:
- English, Spanish, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 03:41 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: America/New_York
- UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:43 am and 4:37 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -34.226 and 115.057 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
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Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United States.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United States. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Roxbury
Roxbury in Queens County (New York) is located in United States about 203 mi (or 327 km) north-east of Washington DC, the country's capital town.
Current time in Roxbury is now 03:41 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 8 airports close to Roxbury, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is John F Kennedy International Airport in a distance of 8 mi (or 12 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United States is Statue of Liberty in a distance of 9 mi (or 15 km), North. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. We encountered 9 points of interest near this location. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, Jersey City and Staten Island. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 48 °F
| Morning Temperature | 5°C / 42 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
| Night Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 36% |
| Air Pressure | 1012 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Friday, 15th of November 2024
12°C (54 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
12°C (53 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
12°C (53 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
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Videos from this area
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MTA Bus Nova RTS #8981 Q35 Bus@Rockaway Point Boulevard/Beach 169th Street
Here's a Nova RTS #8981 on the Q35 bus in action at Rockaway Point Boulevard and Beach 169th Street as it makes a U-turn to head towards the Marine Parkway Bridge to Brooklyn Bus Transfer:Q22.
4th of July 2013 Breezy Point Rebuild Breezy...rebuilds
https://www.facebook.com/RebuildBreezyPoint.
Roxbury Mardi~Gras, Labor Day, September 3, 2012, Roxbury, New York
Breezy Point, NY, Bagpipes, The Catholic Club,
Rebuild Breezy...rebuilds ~~ Hurricane Sandy's winds are visible in this simulation Credit NASA
https://www.facebook.com/RebuildBreezyPoint Hurricane Sandy's Near-surface Winds Hurricane Sandy's near-surface winds are visible in this computer simulation that runs from Oct. 26 to Oct....
Rebuild Breezy...rebuilds
https://www.facebook.com/RebuildBreezyPoint.
Rebuild Breezy...rebuilds
https://www.facebook.com/RebuildBreezyPoint.
Rebuild Breezy...rebuilds
https://www.facebook.com/RebuildBreezyPoint Originally designed for use on beaches and marshes for erosion and flood control, the HESCO Bastion were used in 2005 to reinforce levees around...
Shore Parkway Greenway 1
Enter at Flatbush Avenue (just North of Marine Parkway Bridge) Travel north to Canarsie Pier (approx. 4 miles)
Roxbury Mardi~Gras, Labor Day, September 3, 2012, Roxbury, New York
"I think that's it" Roxbury Mardi~Gras, Labor Day, September 3, 2012, Roxbury, New York.
Subway freak
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Floyd Bennett Field
Floyd Bennett Field was New York City's first municipal airport, later a naval air station, and is now a park. While no longer used as an operational commercial, military or general aviation airfield, it is still used as a helicopter base by the New York Police Department (NYPD).
Rockaway Inlet
Rockaway Inlet is a strait connecting Jamaica Bay, wholly within New York City, with the Atlantic Ocean. It separates the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens from the Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn. Rockaway Inlet is bounded by Brooklyn to the north and Rockaway Peninsula to the south. It is the entrance to Jamaica Bay, and most of the inlet is within the boundary of Gateway National Recreation Area. Its entrance is marked by a light on a jetty extending southward from Rockaway Point.
Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge
The Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge (originally and often referred to as the Marine Parkway Bridge) is a vertical lift bridge in New York City that crosses Rockaway Inlet and connects the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens, with Marine Parkway to Floyd Bennett Field, Flatbush Avenue, and the Marine Park neighborhood in Brooklyn. Opened on July 3, 1937, it carries four motor traffic lanes, and a footpath on the western edge.
Aviator Sports and Recreation
Aviator Sports and Events Center http://www. aviatorsports. com is a concession for the National Park Servicehttp://www. nps. gov/ operating in New York City's historic first municipal airport, Floyd Bennett Field, which opened its hangars in 1931 and was decommissioned in 1972. Floyd Bennett Field (FBF) in Southeast Brooklyn is now part of the 4th most visited unit of the National Park System: Gateway National Recreation Area.
Dead Horse Bay
Dead Horse Bay is a small water body off Barren Island between the Gerritsen Inlet and Rockaway Inlet in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. During the seventeenth century, Dutch settlers built tide mills to grind wheat into flour. A remaining millstone can still be found along the Millstone trail.
Jacob Riis Park
Jacob Riis Park in the New York City borough of Queens, is part of the Jamaica Bay Unit of the Gateway National Recreation Area, and is managed by the National Park Service (NPS). It lies at the foot of the Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge, toward the southwestern end the Rockaway Peninsula, just east of Fort Tilden and west of Rockaway Beach.
Roxbury, Queens
Roxbury is a community on the Rockaway Peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens. The neighborhood is just west of the Marine Parkway Bridge and adjoins Fort Tilden. It is an inholding within the borders of the Breezy Point Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area, of the US National Park System. Roxbury is part of the Breezy Point Cooperative, a private property owning corporation of residents.
Naval Air Station Rockaway
Naval Air Station Rockaway adjoined Fort Tilden on the western portion of the Rockaway Peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens. It was established on transferred municipal property in 1917 during American involvement in World War I, and was demolished in 1930 to make way for Jacob Riis Park. Operations were re-located across the inlet to a hangar in the municipal Floyd Bennett Field, which itself was sold to the federal government in 1941 and made Naval Air Station New York.
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Roxbury: Marine Parkway @ North Bound, Roxbury (source)
Roxbury: Marine Parkway @ South Bound, Roxbury (source)
Gerritsen: Belt Parkway @ Flatbush Avenue, Gerritsen (source)
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