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2023 Map of Far Rockaway

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Far Rockaway
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

John F Kennedy International Airport dominates the northern horizon of this coastal survey, where the urban grid of Queens meets the complex wetland systems of Jamaica Bay. The Rockaway Peninsula is shown in high detail, stretching from the residential streets of Neponsit and Rockaway Park through the historic communities of Seaside, Holland, and Arverne toward Far Rockaway. This geography illustrates the intensive 21st-century development of a narrow barrier beach, where dense neighborhoods like Wave Crest are bounded by Atlantic Ocean surf to the south and the marshy basins of the Gateway National Recreation Area to the north.

Waterways like Beach Channel and Grass Hassock Channel weave through a landscape of named marshes and islands, including Ruffle Bar, The Raunt, and Big Egg Marsh. The map also captures the critical border between Queens and Nassau counties, where the development of Inwood and Atlantic Beach converges near the East Rockaway Inlet. Local cultural landmarks, such as Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid, are noted alongside the intricate network of numbered beach streets and maritime basins.