Barren Island in Brooklyn in Kings County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Lituanica

First trans-Atlantic flight by Lithuanians

Entrance to Floyd Bennett Field, Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn NY image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Philip Gilson, 10 4 2014

1. Entrance to Floyd Bennett Field, Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn NY

This entrance is directly across from the Lituanica marker that is in the median of the highway.

Inscription. Lituanica
1923 - 2013
80th Anniversary Flight across the Atlantic
Lithuanian Pilots
Steponas Darius and Stasys Girenas

Erected 2013.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space. A significant historical year for this entry is 1923.

Location. 40° 34.91′ N, 73° 53.493′ W. Marker is in Brooklyn, New York, in Kings County. It is on Barren Island. It is at the intersection of Flatbush Avenue and Aviation Road, on the left when traveling north on Flatbush Avenue. Opposite entrance to Floyd Bennett Field on Flatbush Ave Ext. There is a city bus stop about 100 feet away. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Brooklyn NY 11234, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New York City.

It is also in the American Northeast

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in North America

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jamaica Bay Greenway (about 400 feet

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away, measured in a direct line); Gateway to Flight (approx. half a mile away); Floyd Bennett Field / Jamaica Bay Greenway (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Gateway to Flight (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Jamaica Bay Greenway (approx. 1.1 miles away); Michael D Glover (approx. 2.2 miles away); John P McGonigol (approx. 2.2 miles away); Four Chaplains Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brooklyn.

More about this marker. Marker is a varnished wooden sign on the median on the left side of Flatbush Ave going back to Brooklyn

Also see . . . Lutuanica - Wikipedia. (Submitted on October 8, 2014, by Philip Gilson of Brooklyn, New York.)

Lituanica Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Philip Gilson, 10 4 2014

2. Lituanica Marker

Photographed by Philip Gilson, 10 4 2014

3. Lituanica Marker

Showing how hidden the marker is on the median on the left side of the road.

Lituanica Marker inside Ryan Visior Center at Floyd Bennett Field image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Philip Gilson, 10 5 2014

4. Lituanica Marker inside Ryan Visior Center at Floyd Bennett Field

Text on the marker follows information in the wiki article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lituanica

Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 5, 2014, by Philip Gilson of Brooklyn, New York. This page has been viewed 705 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 8, 2014, by Philip Gilson of Brooklyn, New York. 2, 3. submitted on October 5, 2014, by Philip Gilson of Brooklyn, New York. 4. submitted on October 8, 2014, by Philip Gilson of Brooklyn, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.