West Drive & Wellhouse Drive
West Drive and Wellhouse Drive meet at a four-way crossing in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Lookout Hill in Prospect Park is 10 feet away, and Peninsula in Prospect Park is 100 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Prospect Park Southwest/Greenwood Av, is 1,290 feet away for the B68. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them park features. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Prospect Park Southwest/Greenwood Av, 1,290 feet away, for the B68.
- 1 route within a ten-minute walk
- Prospect Park Southwest/Greenwood Av B68 · Shelter1,290 feetB68
Next buses at this stop
- B68 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Wellhouse Drive and West Drive.
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Prospect Park SW & 16 St 33 docks in all0.3 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 378 Coney Island Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 625 Rogers Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11226
- City Council district
- 39
- Police precinct
- 78
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Prospect Park
- Elevation
- 75 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1929 and 1963.
Trees
NYC Parks records 219 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American elm.
Landmarks and historic districts
Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 park features
- 1 park
- 1 playground
This corner stands inside Prospect Park.
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Prospect Parksurrounds this corner
- Lookout Hill in Prospect Park Park feature10 feet
- Peninsula in Prospect Park Park feature100 feet
Show all 5
- Vanderbilt Playground210 feet
- Well House in Prospect Park Park feature910 feet
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.
Nearby corners
The nearest corners on foot, with walking distances:
- Prospect Park Southwest & 16th Street 1,320 feet
- West Drive & East Drive 0.3 miles
- Drive & South Lake Drive 0.3 miles
- East Drive & Prospect Park Southwest 0.3 miles
- Prospect Park Southwest & Park Circle 0.3 miles
- Parkside Avenue & East Drive 0.3 miles
See every intersection along Wellhouse Drive or West Drive.