Absolute & Relative Location of Brooklyn, NY

Absolute Location (Coordinates)

• Latitude: 40.6782° N
• Longitude: -73.9442° W
• Approximate center (near Borough Hall / Downtown Brooklyn).

Relative Location

Brooklyn is the **westernmost borough of New York City**, located on the **western end of Long Island**. It is bordered by:

• North: Queens (Newtown Creek, arbitrary line)
• West: Upper New York Bay (separates from Manhattan; Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan Bridge, Williamsburg Bridge, Battery Tunnel connect)
• South: Atlantic Ocean (Coney Island, Brighton Beach, Rockaway Peninsula)
• East/Northeast: Queens (Jamaica Bay, Belt Parkway corridor)

Regional Context

• ~5 miles (8 km) southeast of Lower Manhattan.
• ~15 miles (24 km) northeast of Newark, NJ.
• ~50 miles (80 km) northeast of Philadelphia.
• Part of the **NYC metropolitan area** (Tri-State Area: NY, NJ, CT).

Key Neighborhoods for Orientation

• Northwest: DUMBO, Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, Park Slope.
• Central: Prospect Park, Crown Heights, Flatbush.
• South: Coney Island, Brighton Beach, Sheepshead Bay.
• East: Bushwick, East New York, Canarsie.