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2012 Map of Far Rockaway

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Far Rockaway
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Rockaway Beach and the diverse shoreline of Jamaica Bay define this coastal landscape at the start of the 2010s. The dense urban grid of the Rockaway Peninsula is meticulously detailed, stretching from the residential streets of Neponsit and Belle Harbor in the west through Far Rockaway toward Inwood. Public housing developments like Hammel Houses and Edgemere Houses stand near the industrial and infrastructure corridors of the peninsula.

The northern half of the map transition into the labyrinthine waterways of the bay, where tidal features such as Yellow Bar Hassock, Ruffle Bar, and Winhole Point remain largely undeveloped. The Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge serves as a critical link between the mainland and the residential enclave of Broad Channel. Along the northern margin, the extensive reach of John F Kennedy International Airport overlooks the marshlands, illustrating the proximity of global transit hubs to these long-established Queens neighborhoods and the vast waters of the Atlantic Ocean.