Centre Island

Centre Island is a cape in Nassau County, New York. Centre Island is situated nearby to the locality Plum Point, as well as near the hamlet Cove Neck.

Type: Cape
Description: cape in Nassau County, New York, United States
Also known as: “Center Island”, “Hog Island”, and “Hog Neck Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cold Spring Harbor Light and Sagamore Hill.

Cold Spring Harbor Light

Lighthouse

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Cold Spring Harbor Light was a lighthouse located in Cold Spring Harbor on the north shore of New York's Long Island. It was built in 1890 to mark a shoal at the entrance to Cold Spring Harbor.

Sagamore Hill is the former home of the 26th president of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, from 1885 until his death in 1919. It is located in Cove Neck, New York, near Oyster Bay on the North Shore of Long Island, 25 miles east of Manhattan.

Theodore Roosevelt Monument Assemblage

The Theodore Roosevelt Monument Assemblage is a collection of 24 stones and plaque located in the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park in Oyster Bay, New York. Theodore Roosevelt Monument Assemblage is situated 1½ miles south of Centre Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Centre Island and Cove Neck.

Centre Island

Hamlet

Photo: AITFFan1, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Centre Island is an upscale residential village located within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States.

Cove Neck

Hamlet

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Cove Neck is a village located within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York. As of the 2020 census, Cove Neck had a population of 293.

Oyster Bay

Photo: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Oyster Bay is one of three towns in Nassau County, on Long Island, New York. The town of Oyster Bay comprises a large portion of eastern Nassau County and includes a slew of villages and other communities.

Centre Island

Category: landform
Location: Nassau County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.9001° or 40° 54′ 0″ north

Longitude

-73.5204° or 73° 31′ 13″ west

Elevation

46 feet (14 metres)

Open location code

87G8WF2H+2R

GeoNames ID

5112170

Wikidata ID

Q34649693

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Centre Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Centre Island”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Plum Point and Whitewood Point.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Center Island and West Harbor.

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