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.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cow Meadow Preserve and Waterfront Park.

Cow Meadow Preserve

Park

Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cow Meadow Preserve is a park.

Waterfront Park

Park

Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Waterfront Park is situated 2 miles west of Great Sand Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Point Lookout and Merrick.

Point Lookout

Village

Photo: Sullynyflhi, Public domain.

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

Photo: Sullynyflhi, Public domain.

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″ north

Longitude

-73.55374° or 73° 33′ 14″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87G8JC9W+2G

GeoNames ID

5119234

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Satellite Map

Discover Great Sand Creek from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Bay Colony and Baldwin Harbor.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fundy Channel and West Crow Island.

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