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.- Locality with 771,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of 7 feet (2 metres)
- …is also known as “Town of Hempstead”
Places of Interest
Highlights include South Nassau Communities Hospital and Baldwin station.
South Nassau Communities Hospital
Hospital
Mount Sinai South Nassau, formerly South Nassau…
Baldwin station
Railway station
Baldwin is a station on the Babylon Branch of the Long Island Rail Road.
Baldwin Harbor Town Park
Park
Baldwin Park is a park located within Baldwin Harbor…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rockville Centre and Merrick.
Merrick
Sullynyflhi, Public domain.
Merrick is a hamlet in Long Island located on the south shore of Nassau County, New York.
Hempstead
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Latitude
40.6336° or 40° 38′ 1″ north
Longitude
-73.6098° or 73° 36′ 35″ west
Open location code
87G8J9MR+C3
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Parsonage Cove and Milburn Creek Park.
Nassau County: Highlights
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