Great Island Channel
Great Island Channel is a channel in Nassau County, New York. Great Island Channel is situated nearby to the neighborhood Harbor Green, as well as near the town Seaford.Places of Interest
Highlights include South Oyster Bay and Wantagh County Park.
South Oyster Bay
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South Oyster Bay is the portion of the Town of Oyster Bay roughly south of the Long Island Expressway, in Nassau County, New York. Its most prominent communities are Hicksville, Plainview, Bethpage, Farmingdale, and Massapequa.
Wantagh County Park
Park
Wantagh Park is a county park located in southeastern Nassau County, New York, within the hamlet of Wantagh. At 111 acres the park provides various recreational activities along a picturesque waterfront location. Wantagh County Park is situated 1½ miles northwest of Great Island Channel.
Jones Beach Theater
Theater building
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Jones Beach Theater is an outdoor amphitheatre at Jones Beach State Park in Wantagh, New York. It is one of three major outdoor arenas in the New York metropolitan area, along with Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, and the PNC Bank Arts Center near the Jersey Shore. Jones Beach Theater is situated 2½ miles south of Great Island Channel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seaford and Bellmore.
Seaford
Town
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Seaford is a census-designated place in the town of Hempstead, Nassau County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 15,251 at the 2020 census. Seaford is situated 2 miles north of Great Island Channel.
Bellmore
Town
Bellmore is a hamlet and census-designated place in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population according to the 2024 census is 15,937. Bellmore is located on the south shore of Long Island 6 miles north of Jones Beach State Park, approximately 27 miles east of Manhattan, and 10 miles east of the Nassau-Queens Line. Bellmore is situated 2½ miles northwest of Great Island Channel.
Massapequa
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Massapequa is a hamlet and census-designated place in the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population of the CDP was 21,355 at the time of the 2020 census.
Great Island Channel
- Type: Channel
- Category: body of water
- Location: Nassau County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.63371° or 40° 38′ 1″ northLongitude
-73.49429° or 73° 29′ 39″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87G8JGM4+F7GeoNames ID
5119210
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