Welcome to Rockaway Park ...

Rockaway Park is located in Queens County<1>.

The location of Rockaway Park has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Rockaway Park is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Rockaway Park lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Rockaway Park ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rockaway Park.

• New York
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
  • New York is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
• Bronx
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
  • Bronx is located in Bronx County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
  • Bronx has also been known as:
  • Bronx
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <4>
• Jersey City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
• Union City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
• Bayonne
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
  • Bayonne is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
• Hempstead
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hempstead
  • Hempstead is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hempstead <4>
• West New York
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West New York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New York
  • West New York is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
• Hoboken
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoboken
  • Hoboken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
• Freeport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <4>
• Valley Stream
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Stream
  • Valley Stream is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Stream <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rockaway Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rockaway Park.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rockaway Park. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rockaway Park.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockaway Park. See our Newspapers Page for Rockaway Park.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockaway Park ...

Looking for more information about Rockaway Park? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Rockaway Park, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rockaway Park.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rockaway Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/