Great River
Great River is a suburban hamlet and CDP in the Town of Islip in Suffolk County, New York, United States. It is situated approximately 50 miles east of New York City on the South Shore of Long Island, adjoining the Great South Bay, protected from the Atlantic Ocean by Fire Island.- Type: Village with 2,010 residents
- Description: census-designated place in Suffolk County, New York
- Also known as: “Great River, New York”, “Great River, NY”, and “گریت ریور، نیویورک”
- Postal code: 11739
Places of Interest
Highlights: Heckscher State Park and Great River station.
Oakdale station
Railway station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Islip and Oakdale.
East Islip
Town
East Islip is a hamlet and Census-designated place… East Islip is situated 1½ miles northwest of Great River.
Oakdale
Village
Oakdale is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York… Oakdale is situated 2 miles northeast of Great River.
Islip Terrace
Hamlet
Islip Terrace is a hamlet and census-designated place… Islip Terrace is situated 2½ miles northwest of Great River.
Great River
- Categories: census-designated place in the United States, unincorporated community, and locality
- Location: Islip, Suffolk County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.72121° or 40° 43′ 16″ north
Longitude
-73.15761° or 73° 9′ 27″ west
Population
2,010
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
Open location code
87G8PRCR+FX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Volapük—“Great River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “غريت ريفر”
- Basque: “Great River”
- Catalan: “Great River”
- Cebuano: “Great River”
- Chinese: “大河 (紐約州)”
- Chinese: “大河”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جريت ريفر”
- French: “Great River”
- German: “Great River”
- Gilaki: “گریت ريور (نيۊیؤرک)”
- Gilaki: “گریت ريور”
- Hungarian: “Great River”
- Irish: “Great River”
- Italian: “Great River”
- Ladin: “Great River”
- Malagasy: “Great River, New York”
- Malagasy: “Great River”
- Persian: “گریت ریور”
- Polish: “Great River”
- Russian: “Грейт Ривер”
- Russian: “Грейт-Ривер”
- Serbian: “Грејт Ривер”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Great River, New York”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Great River”
- South Azerbaijani: “قریت ریور، نیویورک”
- Spanish: “Great River”
- Swedish: “Great River”
- Tatar: “Грейт-Ривер”
- Turkish: “Great River”
- Ukrainian: “Грейт-Рівер”
- Urdu: “گریٹ ریور، نیویارک”
- Volapük: “Great River”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: North Great River and West Sayville.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: US Post Office - Great River, NY 11739 and Emmanuel Church.
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