Gravesend Bay

40°35′00.2″N 74°00′08.4″W / 40.583389°N 74.002333°W / 40.583389; -74.002333

This article is about the body of water. For the neighborhood, see Gravesend, Brooklyn.
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Gravesend Bay is an estuary that is connected to the Hudson River, Coney Island Creek, Lower New York Bay, and Sheepshead Bay. It is contained within the New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary and is positioned just southeast of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge which spans The Narrows strait. It is often used as a place for ships to anchor because of the safety its partially enclosed space provides to boats.[1][2][3]

Gravesend Bay is a migratory route for bottlenose dolphins and some species of whales.[4] Parts of Dyker Beach Park and Golf Course, Bensonhurst Park, Calvert Vaux Park and Coney Island Creek Park abut Gravesend Bay.[5] Neighborhoods in Brooklyn with shoreline along the bay include Sea Gate, Bath Beach, Gravesend, and Dyker Heights. The northwestern shoreline of Coney Island is positioned on Gravesend Bay.

History

On August 21, 1776 the British landed their troops along the shores of Gravestone Bay in the days leading up to the Battle of Long Island during the American Revolutionary War.[6] In the early 20th century the bay was home to an internationally known yacht racing club.[7]

  • Gravesend Bay as viewed from the shoreline in Gravesend, Brooklyn. The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge is viewable in the background.
    Gravesend Bay as viewed from the shoreline in Gravesend, Brooklyn. The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge is viewable in the background.
  • Gravesend Bay, an oil painting by Irving Ramsey Wiles.
    Gravesend Bay, an oil painting by Irving Ramsey Wiles.
  • 1814 etching, Disembarkation of the Troops at Gravesend Bay under the Command of Sir George Collier, R.N, aquatint.
    1814 etching, Disembarkation of the Troops at Gravesend Bay under the Command of Sir George Collier, R.N, aquatint.
  • Gravesend Bay in 1788.
    Gravesend Bay in 1788.

References

  1. ^ Gillespie, Angus Kress (2022). "From the Oceans to the Docks". Port Newark and the Origins of Container Shipping. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 9781978818729.
  2. ^ "Anchorage Information : Gravesend Bay". Waterway Guide. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Tide Predictions - NOAA Tides & Currents: 8517811 GRAVESEND BAY, NORTON PT. BKLN, NY". tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  4. ^ Frazer, Daniel (April 4, 2016). "The Sea Mammals Of Gravesend Bay". Bklyner. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  5. ^ La Rocco, Barbara (2003). Going Coastal, New York City: A Guide to the Waterfront. Going Coastal, Inc. p. 67. ISBN 9780972980302.
  6. ^ McCullough, David (2006), 1776, New York: Simon and Schuster Paperback, p. 157, ISBN 0-7432-2672-0
  7. ^ Frazer, Daniel (January 27, 2016). "Brooklyn To Bermuda: The Days Of Seafaring On Gravesend Bay". Bklyner. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
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