Hempstead
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.Places of Interest
Highlights include St. Agnes Cathedral and Baldwin station.
St. Agnes Cathedral
Church
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St. Agnes Cathedral is a Roman Catholic Cathedral in Rockville Centre, New York, on Long Island. It is the seat of the Diocese of Rockville Centre. The Most Reverend John Oliver Barres is the ordinary bishop of the Diocese and pastor of the Cathedral parish. The Saint Agnes Cathedral School is on campus with the cathedral.
Baldwin station
Railway station
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Baldwin is a station on the Babylon Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is officially located on Sunrise Highway and Grand Avenue in Baldwin, Nassau County, New York, although it also includes Milburn and Brooklyn Avenues.
Oceanside station
Railway station
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
Oceanside is a station on the Long Beach Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located at Weidner Avenue and Lawson Boulevard in Oceanside, New York.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rockville Centre and Merrick.
Rockville Centre
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Rockville Centre is a village in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York. Rockville Centre prides itself on its rich history, schools, beautiful neighborhoods and its busy business district.
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.
Hempstead
- Type: Locality with 771,000 residents
- Also known as: “Town of Hempstead”
- Location: Nassau County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.6336° or 40° 38′ 1″ northLongitude
-73.6098° or 73° 36′ 35″ westPopulation
771,000Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
87G8J9MR+C3GeoNames ID
5120487
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