Roosevelt Raceway

Roosevelt Raceway was a race track located just outside the village of Westbury on Long Island, New York. Initially created as a venue for the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup auto race, it was converted to a ½-mile harness racing facility.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mitchel Air Force Base and Nassau Coliseum.

Mitchel Air Force Base

Heritage site

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Mitchel Air Force Base, also known as Mitchel Field, was a United States Air Force base located on the Hempstead Plains of Long Island, New York, United States. Mitchel Air Force Base is situated 3,200 feet south of Roosevelt Raceway.

Nassau Coliseum

Stadium

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Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Uniondale, New York, on Long Island. The venue is situated approximately 7 miles east of the eastern limits of the borough of Queens in New York City, adjacent to the Meadowbrook Parkway. Nassau Coliseum is situated 1¼ miles south of Roosevelt Raceway.

Cradle of Aviation Museum

Museum

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The Cradle of Aviation Museum is an aerospace museum located in the East Garden City section of Uniondale, New York on Long Island, established to commemorate Long Island's part in the history of aviation. Cradle of Aviation Museum is situated 4,100 feet south of Roosevelt Raceway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Garden City and Westbury.

East Garden City

Quarter

East Garden City is a hamlet and former census-designated place, located within the CDP of Uniondale, in the northeastern part of the Town of Hempstead, in the Hempstead Plains region of Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States, along the Hempstead/North Hempstead town line.

Westbury

Village

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Westbury is a village mostly located in the southeastern portion of the Town of North Hempstead with a small portion in the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States.

Carle Place

Town

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Carle Place is a hamlet and census-designated place in the Town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The CDP's population was 5,005 at the time of the 2020 census.

Roosevelt Raceway

Type: horse racing venue
Description: racetrack located in the town of Westbury in Long Island, New York
Category: motorsport racing track
Location: Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.73955° or 40° 44′ 22″ north

Longitude

-73.59513° or 73° 35′ 43″ west

Elevation

98 feet (30 metres)

Open location code

87G8PCQ3+RW

GeoNames ID

5134337

Wikidata ID

Q7366489

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Roosevelt Raceway” goes by many names.

Chinese: “罗斯福赛道”
Japanese: “ルーズベルト・レースウェイ”

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