Council Rock Cemetery
Council Rock Cemetery is a cemetery in Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York. Council Rock Cemetery is situated nearby to the railway station Oyster Bay station, as well as near the historic building Octagon Hotel.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Council Rock and Oyster Bay station.
Council Rock
Memorial
Council Rock is located on Lake Avenue, a hundred yards south of West Main Street in Oyster Bay, New York. It was a Matinecock meeting ground and the location of a sacred council fire.
Oyster Bay station
Railway station
Photo: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Oyster Bay is the terminus on the Oyster Bay Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The station is located off Shore Avenue between Maxwell and Larabee Avenues. Oyster Bay station is situated 2,200 feet east of Council Rock Cemetery.
Octagon Hotel
Historic building
Photo: Idoysterbay, CC BY 3.0.
The Octagon Hotel, built as the Nassau House by Luther Jackson in 1851, was a pre-eminent political and social meeting space in Oyster Bay, New York. This eight-sided building is also believed to be among only a few like it on Long Island and perhaps the only octagon-shaped hotel in the United States. Octagon Hotel is situated 2,400 feet east of Council Rock Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mill Neck and Oyster Bay Cove.
Mill Neck
Village
Mill Neck is a village in the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 1,054 at the time of the 2020 census.
Oyster Bay Cove
Village
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Oyster Bay Cove is a village located within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. It is considered part of the Greater Oyster Bay area, which is anchored by Oyster Bay. Oyster Bay Cove is situated 1½ miles east of Council Rock Cemetery.
East Norwich
Village
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East Norwich is a hamlet and census-designated place located within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 2,792 at the time of the 2020 census. East Norwich is situated 2 miles south of Council Rock Cemetery.
Council Rock Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Also known as: “Mill Hill Cemetery” and “Townsend Cemetery”
- Categories: historic site and burial
- Location: Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.87362° or 40° 52′ 25″ northLongitude
-73.54168° or 73° 32′ 30″ westElevation
39 feet (12 metres)Open location code
87G8VFF5+C8OpenStreetMap ID
way 1092509000OpenStreetMap feature
historic=cemeteryOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryGeoNames ID
5113847
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