Gowanus
District of Brooklyn
in Kings County of New York, United States

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
40.650 and -73.950 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 40° 39' 0" and W -73° 56' 58"
Currency and Currency Code:
Dollar - USD
Spoken languages:
English, Spanish, French
Local electricity:
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
Local Time: 12:56 AM (Saturday)
Timezone: America/New_York
UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
12:07 am and 1:41 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-34.226 and 115.057 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Hamelin Bay
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for United States in Northern America

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: 2024-04-19 08:03:45

Discover Gowanus

The district Gowanus of Brooklyn in Kings County (New York) is a subburb in United States about 203 mi north-east of Washington DC, the country's capital city.

If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

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Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 14°C / 58 °F

Morning Temperature 11°C / 52 °F
Evening Temperature 15°C / 59 °F
Night Temperature 10°C / 49 °F
Chance of rainfall 3%
Air Humidity 43%
Air Pressure 1013 hPa
Wind Speed Fresh Breeze with 16 km/h (10 mph) from East
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 99% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Sunday, 21st of April 2024

12°C (54 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.

Monday, 22nd of April 2024

13°C (55 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Tuesday, 23rd of April 2024

14°C (57 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Scattered clouds, fresh breeze.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Hotel Le Bleu

Address
2,5 mi
370 4TH AVE
11215 New York
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge

Address
3,6 mi
333 Adams Street
11201 New York
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Hotel Indigo BROOKLYN

Address
3,4 mi
229 Duffield Street
11201 New York
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Hilton Brooklyn New York

Address
3,4 mi
140 Schermerhorn Street
11201 Brooklyn
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Union Hotel Brooklyn

Address
2,7 mi
611 Degraw Street
11217 New York
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 04:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Sheraton Brooklyn New York Hotel

Address
3,4 mi
228 DUFFIELD STREET
11201 Brooklyn
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


an Ascend Hotel Collection Member Red Hook The LOOK Hotel

Address
3,7 mi
17 Seabring Street
11231 New York
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


NU HOTEL BROOKLYN

Address
3,4 mi
85 SMITH ST
11201 New York
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


BW PLUS PROSPECT PARK

Address
2,7 mi
764 4TH AVE
11232 Brooklyn
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 11:30 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Aloft New York Brooklyn

Address
3,4 mi
216 DUFFIELD STREET
11201 New York
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


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Published: September 17, 2010
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Video Tour of a Furnished Studio Apartment in Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York

Published: March 28, 2014
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Rating: 4 of 5
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Published: April 29, 2011
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Rating: 5 of 5
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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.

Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn

Carroll Gardens is a neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, USA. The area is named for Charles Carroll, a revolutionary war veteran who was also the only Roman Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence. Carroll Park is a block-long area of playgrounds, walkways and sitting areas between Court and Smith Streets, with Carroll Street as its southern boundary and President Street on the northern side.

Located at 40.68, -73.9944 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Neighborhoods in Brooklyn, Little Italys in the United States

Old Stone House (Brooklyn, New York)

The Old Stone House is a 1933 reconstruction—with some original materials—of the Vechte-Cortelyou House, which was destroyed in 1897. The house is located in JJ Byrne / Washington Park, Brooklyn, New York City, in the Park Slope neighborhood at Third Street between Fourth Avenue and Fifth Avenue along where Gowanus Creek used to run. Today, the southeastern branch of the Gowanus Canal ends 1300 feet (400 m) west of the house, near Third Avenue between Third and Sixth streets.

Located at 40.673, -73.9846 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
History of New York City, American Revolutionary War, New York in the American Revolution, Museums in Brooklyn, Historic house museums in New York, American Revolutionary War museums in New York, Houses in Brooklyn, Park Slope, Brooklyn

Gowanus Canal

The Gowanus Canal, also known as the Gowanus Creek Canal, is a canal in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, geographically on the westernmost portion of Long Island. Connected to Gowanus Bay in Upper New York Bay, the canal borders the neighborhoods of Red Hook and South Brooklyn to the west and Park Slope to the east — as well as the neighborhoods of Red Hook to the north and Sunset Park to the south.

Located at 40.673, -73.997 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures in Brooklyn, Canals in New York, Water transportation in New York City, Superfund sites in New York, Port of New York and New Jersey, Geography of Long Island, Transportation in Brooklyn, Red Hook, Brooklyn, Park Slope, Brooklyn, Sunset Park, Brooklyn

Washington Park (baseball)

This article is about the baseball stadiums in Brooklyn, New York. For the stadium in Indianapolis, see Washington Park (Indianapolis). For the stadium in Los Angeles, see Washington Park (Los Angeles). Washington Park was the name given to three major league Baseball parks on two different sites in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, located at 3rd St. and 4th Ave. The first two sites were diagonally opposite each other at that intersection.

Located at 40.675, -73.9861 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Defunct baseball venues, Defunct Major League Baseball venues, Sports venues in Brooklyn, Brooklyn Dodgers, Federal League venues, Baseball venues in New York, Former sports venues in New York City, Demolished sports venues in the United States

Gowanus, Brooklyn

Gowanus is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 6. The Gowanus area has been an active center of industrial and shipping activity since the 1860s. It is zoned for light to mid-level manufacturing (M1, M2, and M3).

Located at 40.6753, -73.9911 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Neighborhoods in Brooklyn

South Brooklyn

South Brooklyn is an historic term for a section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, encompassing areas of Cobble Hill, Red Hook, Gowanus, Park Slope, and Boerum Hill. Thus it is roughly encompassed by Brooklyn Community Board 6, which in turn approximates the southern half of the 18th century Town of Brooklyn. The IND Culver Line subway line serves South Brooklyn and was originally named the South Brooklyn Line on some official subway maps.

Located at 40.671, -73.989 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Little Italys in the United States

Union Street (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)

Union Street is a local station on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. It is located at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Union Street in Brooklyn, New York City, serving the communities of Park Slope, Gowanus and Carroll Gardens. It is served by the R train at all times except late nights, when the D and N assume local service along Fourth Avenue. This underground station, opened on September 13, 1915, has four tracks and two side platforms.

Located at 40.6781, -73.9839 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
BMT Fourth Avenue Line stations, New York City Subway stations in Brooklyn, Railway stations opened in 1915

Carroll Street (IND Culver Line)

Carroll Street is a local station on the IND Culver Line of the New York City Subway, located in the neighborhood of Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, at Carroll and Smith Streets. It is served by the F and G trains at all times. This underground station, opened on October 7, 1933, has four tracks and two side platforms. The two unused center express tracks are at a much lower level than the local tracks at the north end. They ramp up throughout the station to the same level by the southern end.

Located at 40.6802, -73.9948 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
IND Culver Line stations, New York City Subway stations in Brooklyn, Railway stations opened in 1933

Seventh Avenue (IND Culver Line)

Seventh Avenue, occasionally referred to as Seventh Avenue – Park Slope, is an express station on the IND Culver Line of the New York City Subway, located at Seventh Avenue and Ninth Street in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn. It is served by the F and G trains at all times. This station has two island platforms and four tracks, but only the outer two are normally in revenue service.

Located at 40.6668, -73.9816 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
IND Culver Line stations, Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York City Subway stations in Brooklyn, Railway stations opened in 1933

Prospect Avenue (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)

Prospect Avenue is a local station on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line in Brooklyn of the New York City Subway. Located at Prospect Avenue and Fourth Avenue near the border of Sunset Park and Park Slope, it is served by the R train at all times except late nights, when the D and N assume local service along Fourth Avenue. This station has four tracks and two side platforms with a full curtain wall separating the local and express tracks.

Located at 40.6668, -73.9941 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
BMT Fourth Avenue Line stations, New York City Subway stations in Brooklyn, Railway stations opened in 1915

Smith–Ninth Streets (IND Culver Line)

Smith–Ninth Streets is a local station on the IND Culver Line of the New York City Subway. It is located over the Gowanus Canal between Smith and Ninth Streets in Gowanus, Brooklyn and is served by the F and G trains at all times. This elevated station, opened on October 7, 1933, has four tracks and two side platforms. The center express tracks are not used in revenue service. With an elevation of 87.5 feet, this station is the highest subway station in the world.

Located at 40.6743, -73.9968 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
IND Culver Line stations, New York City Subway stations in Brooklyn, Railway stations opened in 1933

Fourth Avenue / Ninth Street (New York City Subway)

Fourth Avenue / Ninth Street is a New York City Subway station complex shared by the elevated IND Culver Line and the underground BMT Fourth Avenue Line. It is located at the intersection of Ninth Street and Fourth Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn and served by the: F and G trains at all times R train at all times except late nights D and N trains late nights

Located at 40.671, -73.9914 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
IND Culver Line stations, BMT Fourth Avenue Line stations, New York City Subway transfer stations, Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York City Subway stations in Brooklyn

Proteus Gowanus

Proteus Gowanus is an interdisciplinary gallery and reading room founded in 2005 in Gowanus, Brooklyn. The gallery, which curates year-long theme-based shows, takes its name from shape-shifting Greek sea god Proteus and the nearby Gowanus Canal. In 2006, The Village Voice praised Proteus Gowanus in its annual "Best of NYC" issue, calling the gallery "[the the] best proof that the Gowanus Arts District may not be entirely a real estate fiction."

Located at 40.6793, -73.9876 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Contemporary art galleries in the United States, 2005 establishments in New York, Art galleries in Brooklyn, Art galleries established in 2005

South Slope, Brooklyn

The South Slope, originally South Park Slope, is a neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York City, which is located between Sunset Park and Park Slope. Because there are no official borders to neighborhoods in New York City, definitions of the boundaries of the South Slope can differ significantly.

Located at 40.663, -73.99 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Neighborhoods in Brooklyn

Parker Building, New York City

The Parker Building was a 12-story office and loft structure completed in 1900 at the southeast corner of Fourth Avenue and 19th Street, in Manhattan (New York). The edifice occupied ground which was formerly the site of the Gettysburg Cyclorama structure.

Located at 40.663, -73.994 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Former buildings and structures in New York City, Office buildings in Manhattan, Building fires in New York City, 1900 establishments in the United States, Burned buildings and structures in the United States

The Gowanus Yacht Club

The Gowanus Yacht Club is a beer garden located in the Carroll Gardens region of Brooklyn, New York City,located on the corner of Smith Street and President Street.

Located at 40.681, -73.9941 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Restaurants in Brooklyn, Restaurants established in 2002

Hellenic Classical Charter School

The Hellenic Classical Charter School is a Brooklyn, New York City Ethnic-culture based charter school that focuses on the "“classical study of the Greek and Latin languages, as well as history, art and other cultural studies. ” The modern Greek language is part of the curriculum. Funding from Greece directly pays the salaries of five teachers, a donation worth $275,000 in 2007, and a Greek minister of education helps develop curricula.

Located at 40.6629, -73.9921 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Charter schools in New York, Schools in Brooklyn, Public middle schools in New York, Public elementary schools in New York

Union Street (BMT Fifth Avenue Line)

Union Street was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Fifth Avenue Line. Served by trains of the BMT Culver Line and BMT Fifth Avenue Line. It had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms. The next stop to the north was Saint Marks Avenue. The next stop to the south was Third Street. It closed on May 31, 1940.

Located at 40.6764, -73.9805 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
BMT Fifth Avenue Line stations, Railway stations closed in 1940, Defunct New York City Subway stations

Third Street (BMT Fifth Avenue Line)

3rd Street was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Fifth Avenue Line. Served by trains of the BMT Culver Line and BMT Fifth Avenue Line. It had 2 tracks and 1 island platform. The next stop to the north was Union Street. The next stop to the south was Ninth Street. It closed on May 31, 1940.

Located at 40.6728, -73.9833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
BMT Fifth Avenue Line stations, Railway stations closed in 1940, Defunct New York City Subway stations

Ninth Street (BMT Fifth Avenue Line)

Ninth Street was a station on the demolished section of New York City Subway's BMT Fifth Avenue Line. Served by trains of the BMT Culver Line and BMT Fifth Avenue Line. It had 2 tracks and 1 island platform. The next stop to the north was Third Street. The next stop to the south was 16th Street. It closed on May 31, 1940.

Located at 40.6692, -73.9863 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
BMT Fifth Avenue Line stations, Railway stations closed in 1940, Defunct New York City Subway stations

16th Street (BMT Fifth Avenue Line)

16th Street was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Fifth Avenue Line. It was served by trains of the BMT Culver Line and BMT Fifth Avenue Line. It had 2 tracks and 1 island platform. The next stop to the north was Ninth Street. The next stop to the south was 20th Street. It closed on May 31, 1940.

Located at 40.6649, -73.9899 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
BMT Fifth Avenue Line stations, Railway stations closed in 1940, Defunct New York City Subway stations

Lone Star Cafe

The Lone Star Cafe was a cafe and club in New York City at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 13th Street, from 1976 to 1989. The Texas-themed cafe opened in February 1976 and became the premier country music venue in New York and booked big names and especially acts from Texas, like Asleep at the Wheel and Roy Orbison. Willie Nelson, Kinky Friedman, Roy Orbison, Delbert McClinton, Freddy Fender, Doug Sahm and Jerry Jeff Walker, were among Texas musicians who frequented the Lone Star Cafe.

Located at 40.6668, -73.9883 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Coffee houses of the United States, Nightclubs in New York City, Restaurants established in 1976

Carroll Park Methodist Episcopal Church

Carroll Park Methodist Episcopal Church is a former Methodist church in Brooklyn, New York, formerly located at 295 Carroll Street, Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, New York City. The Victorian Gothic edifice was erected c.1890 and located within the Carroll Gardens historic district. It was reused as Norwegian Methodist Episcopal Church, reflecting the large Scandinavian population in Brooklyn between the 1890s and 1949.

Located at 40.6797, -73.9931 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Religious buildings completed in 1890, 19th-century Methodist church buildings, Methodist churches in New York, Churches in Brooklyn, Closed churches in New York City, Demolished churches in New York City, Victorian architecture in New York, Gothic Revival architecture in New York

Aliento de vida

Aliento de Vida is a Hispanic Pentecostal church located in New York, United States. The current and founding pastors are Victor and Hattie Tiburcio. Today, Aliento de Vida is one of the biggest Hispanic churches in New York City.

Located at 40.6773, -73.9797 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Pentecostal churches in New York

Al-Madinah School (New York City)

Al-Madinah School is an Islamic school located in Brooklyn, NY. It serves its student from Pre-K to 12th grades.

Located at 40.6743, -73.9887 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Islamic schools in New York, Private high schools in New York City, Private elementary schools in New York City, Private middle schools in New York City, Educational institutions established in 2000

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