Swinburne Island, New York City

Name: Swinburne Island
Address: New York City, United States

#1904 among attractions in New York City

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Swinburne Island is a 4-acre artificial island in Lower New York Bay, east of Staten Island in New York City. It was used for quarantine of immigrants. Swinburne Island is the smaller of two nearby islands, the other being Hoffman Island to the north. ()

Alternative names: Area: 3.71 acres (0.0058 mi²)Coordinates: 40°33'56"N, 74°3'1"W

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New York City United States

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Swinburne Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Parachute Jump, Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, Harbor Defense Museum, John Paul Jones Park.

3.5 miE
Amusement, Amusement park, Amusement ride
Parachute Jump, New York City
90 min walk • The Parachute Jump, a distinctive monument in Brooklyn, New York, stands as a nostalgic symbol of the city's rich entertainment history. Originally constructed for the 1939 New York World's Fair, this towering structure was later moved to its current location at Coney...
2.8 miN
Elegant span connecting 2 NYC boroughs
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, New York City
73 min walk • Spanning the narrows between Staten Island and Brooklyn, the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is an iconic feature of New York City's skyline. This majestic suspension bridge, completed in 1964, was once the world's longest suspension bridge span.
3.1 miN
Museum, Military museum
Harbor Defense Museum, New York City
80 min walk • The Harbor Defense Museum, sometimes called The Caponier, located within the grounds of Fort Hamilton in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn is a 19th-century fort, New York City's only military museum and one of only seventy military museums in the United States that is funded and operated by the Defense Department.
3.2 miN
Park
John Paul Jones Park, New York City
83 min walk • John Paul Jones Park is a public park located in Fort Hamilton, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. The park borders Shore Road, Fourth Avenue, 101st Street, and Fort Hamilton Parkway.
2.7 miNE
Park
Coney Island Creek Park, Sea Gate
68 min walk • Coney Island Creek Park is a public park on the northwestern coast of Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York City. It abuts Coney Island Creek, Gravesend Bay, and Kaiser Park and is across Coney Island Creek from Calvert Vaux Park and Six Diamonds Park.
2.8 miN
Forts and castles, Historical place
Battery Weed, New York City
71 min walk • Battery Weed is a four-tiered 19th century fortification guarding the Narrows, the main approach from the Atlantic Ocean to New York City.
3.2 miNE
Park
Calvert Vaux Park, New York City
82 min walk • Calvert Vaux Park is an 85.53-acre public park in Gravesend, Brooklyn, in New York City. Created in 1934, it is composed of several disconnected sections along the Belt Parkway between Bay 44th and Bay 49th Streets.
3.3 miNE
Park
Bensonhurst Park, Sea Gate
86 min walk • Bensonhurst Park is a park in Bath Beach, Brooklyn, New York City. The park stretches from the north border at Cropsey Avenue to the south border at Lower New York Bay.
2.2 miE
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Coney Island Light, New York City
55 min walk • Coney Island Light is a lighthouse located in Sea Gate, on the west end of Coney Island, Brooklyn, in New York City, east of New York Harbor's main channel. The lighthouse was first established in 1890. The current tower was first lit in 1920 and is still operational. It was automated in 1989.
3.3 miE
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island, New York City
85 min walk • The Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island is an outdoor live entertainment venue within the Childs Restaurants building on the Riegelmann Boardwalk in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City. The venue opened in June 2016.
1.7 miNW
Park, Beach
South Beach–Franklin Delano Roosevelt Boardwalk, New York City
43 min walk • The South Beach–Franklin Delano Roosevelt Boardwalk, alternately referred to as the FDR Boardwalk or the South Beach Boardwalk, is a boardwalk facing the Lower New York Bay on the East Shore of Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City.