Great Sand Creek
Great Sand Creek is a stream in Nassau County, New York. Great Sand Creek is situated nearby to the village Point Lookout, as well as near the neighborhood Bay Colony.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Point Lookout and Merrick.
Point Lookout
Village
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Point Lookout is a hamlet and census-designated place located in the town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 1,527 at the time of the 2020 census. Point Lookout is situated 2 miles southwest of Great Sand Creek.
Merrick
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Merrick is a hamlet in Long Island located on the south shore of Nassau County, New York. Merrick is approximately 40 minutes from Manhattan. It is named after the Meroke Indians, an Algonquin tribe that was indigenous to the area.
Freeport
Town
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Hempstead is the most populous town in America, with a whopping 700,000 residents, located on the South Shore of Nassau County, New York. The town is highly urbanized and fragmented, containing 22 semi-autonomous villages within its boundaries, and forty other neighborhoods. Garden City, encompassing the "Nassau Hub" region, has its own article. Freeport is situated 3 miles northwest of Great Sand Creek.
Great Sand Creek
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “False Channel”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Nassau County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.6176° or 40° 37′ 3″ northLongitude
-73.55374° or 73° 33′ 14″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87G8JC9W+2GGeoNames ID
5119234
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Localities in the Area
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