Coney Island
A seaside neighbourhood at the southern edge of Brooklyn, once a true island, with a long beach, a boardwalk and old amusement parks. The wooden Cyclone roller coaster and the Wonder Wheel have been drawing New Yorkers to the shore for about a century.
- Where
- New York, New York, United States
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 40.5750, -73.9825
Get the Coney Island stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Coney Island. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your New York volume with your photos and a note.
Near Coney Island
Statue of Liberty 14 km
A copper-clad woman holding a torch over New York Harbor, a gift from the people of France dedicated in 1886. Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi designed the figure and Gustave Eiffel the iron framework inside it, and the copper has long since weathered to green.
Brooklyn Bridge 15 km
Opened in 1883 as the first fixed crossing of the East River, linking Manhattan and Brooklyn, and at the time the longest suspension bridge in the world. A raised walkway runs above the traffic between its stone Gothic towers, with the harbour and the Manhattan skyline on either side.
Ellis Island 15 km
The small island where about 12 million immigrants were inspected and processed between 1892 and 1954 on their way into the United States. Its great main building is now a national museum of immigration, reached only by ferry, on the same route as the Statue of Liberty.
Charging Bull 15 km
A bronze bull of 3,200 kilograms with its head lowered, standing on Broadway just north of Bowling Green in the Financial District. It stands for a rising market and for Wall Street itself, and draws thousands of people a day to pose beside it.
National September 11 Memorial & Museum 15 km
Two square pools sit in the footprints of the original Twin Towers, with water falling into a central void. Around their edges are cut the names of the 2,977 people who died in 2001 and the six who died in 1993, and the museum lies beneath, among the old foundations.
Liberty State Park 16 km
A 490 hectare park on Upper New York Bay in Jersey City, facing the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island across the water. It opened in 1976 for the bicentennial, and ferries leave from its old railway terminal for both islands.
One World Trade Center 16 km
The tallest building in the United States and in the Western Hemisphere, designed by David Childs of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill for the rebuilt World Trade Center. Its spire brings it to 541 metres, or 1,776 feet, a figure chosen for the year of American independence.
Flatiron Building 18 km
A 22-storey steel-framed building on a triangular block where Fifth Avenue meets Broadway, designed by Daniel Burnham and opened in 1902. Seen from the north, its narrow prow recalls the old cast-iron clothes iron that gave it its name.
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Questions
Where is Coney Island?
Coney Island is in New York, New York, United States. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Statue of Liberty (14 km), Brooklyn Bridge (15 km), Ellis Island (15 km).
How do I get the Coney Island stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Coney Island and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your New York volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Coney Island before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your New York volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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