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Around South Brooklyn ...

The following is a sample of nearby communities based on their distance from South Brooklyn, with the nearest first.

  • Brooklyn Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Brooklyn Heights is located in Kings County
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  • Red Hook
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Red Hook is located in Kings County
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  • Fort Jay
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Fort Jay is located in New York County
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  • Governors Island
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Governors Island is located in New York County
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  • Knickerbocker Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Knickerbocker Village is located in New York County
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  • New York
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • New York is located in Kings County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
  • Battery Park City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Battery Park City is located in New York County
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  • Brooklyn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • East Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • East Village is located in New York County
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    • Flatbush
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Flatbush is located in Kings County
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    • University Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • University Village is located in New York County
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    • Williamsburg
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Williamsburg is located in Kings County
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    • Jersey City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
    • Greenpoint
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenpoint is located in Kings County
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    • Greenwich Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Greenwich Village is located in New York County
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For more communities neighboring South Brooklyn, please visit our County-by-County Page for South Brooklyn.

Kings County ...

South Brooklyn is located in Kings County<2>.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Brooklyn ...

It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Brooklyn.

Airports Near South Brooklyn ...

When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<3> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to South Brooklyn and that information can be found on the Airports Page for South Brooklyn.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Kings, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>When we are planning a trip (for example, to South Brooklyn), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip.