Roxbury New York Map

About Roxbury, New York

Roxbury is a locality in Queens County, New York, United States. Roxbury is located at 40.5665°N, 73.8907°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 11697, 12474.

Roxbury emerges from the salt-tinged air as a persistent threshold where the terrestrial edge meets the vast, rhythmic pull of the Atlantic Ocean. It lies 2.7 miles east-southeast of Manhattan Beach Brooklyn, NY (from Manhattan Beach Brooklyn, NY: bearing 108°T), and is situated 6.6 miles south-southeast of Brooklyn. The landscape here is defined by a low-lying, porous geography, where the saline breath of the sea shapes the character of the soil and dictates the movement of the tides against the shore. To the west, the flat expanse is interrupted only by the subtle depression of Riches Meadows, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains serves as a quiet reminder of the rugged interior far beyond this coastal fringe. Water acts as the primary architect, with the meandering path of Gerritsen Creek carving through the marshy terrain toward the horizon, and the still, brackish surface of West Pond reflecting the heavy, humid light that settles over the region at the end of the day.

Roxbury exists as a protected enclave within the sprawling boundaries of Gateway National Recreation Area, a designation that preserves the fragile balance between the encroaching tide and the migratory pathways of local wildlife. The economic pulse of the area has shifted away from older, labor-intensive maritime pursuits, leaving behind a quietude that favors conservation and the slow, deliberate pace of life found near Willets Hassock. History here is written in the shifting sands and the reclamation of the land by the sea, a process that continues to dictate the rhythm of the day for those who dwell in this exposed, wind-swept corridor. While the urban centers of the state hum with a frenetic energy, Roxbury remains tethered to the elemental cycles of the coast, where the grit of the earth and the brine of the water define the boundaries of human presence.

About This Roxbury Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Roxbury, New York. Coordinates: 40.566494, -73.890692. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Roxbury includes the ZIP code (11697, 12474), telephone area code (516, 845), county seat of Queens County, and school district assignment.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.