Wading River
Wading River is a stream in Suffolk County, New York. Wading River is situated nearby to the town East Shoreham, as well as near the hamlet Wildwood.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant and Wardenclyffe Tower.
Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant
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The Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant was a completed General Electric nuclear boiling water reactor located adjacent to Long Island Sound in East Shoreham, New York.
Wardenclyffe Tower
Ruins
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Wardenclyffe Tower, also known as the Tesla Tower, was an early experimental wireless transmission station designed and built by Nikola Tesla on Long Island in 1901–1902, located in the village of Shoreham, New York. Wardenclyffe Tower is situated 2 miles southwest of Wading River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Shoreham and Wading River.
East Shoreham
Town
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East Shoreham is a hamlet and census-designated place in the Suffolk County town of Brookhaven, New York, United States. The population was 6,841 at the 2020 census. East Shoreham is situated 1½ miles southwest of Wading River.
Wading River
Town
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Wading River is a hamlet and census-designated place in Suffolk County, New York, United States, on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the 2010 census, the CDP population was 7,719. Wading River is situated 1½ miles southeast of Wading River.
Shoreham
Hamlet
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Shoreham is an incorporated village in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 561 at the 2020 census. It is officially known as the Incorporated Village of Shoreham. Shoreham is situated 2 miles west of Wading River.
Wading River
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Pahquahkossit”, “Paquahkossit”, “Pau-qua-cum-suck”, “Pauquaconsit”, “Pauquaconsuck”, “Pauquaconsut”, “Pauquacumsck”, “Pauquacumsuck”, “Pauquacunsuk”, “Pequaockeon”, and “Quaconsuck”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Suffolk County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.9651° or 40° 57′ 54″ northLongitude
-72.86816° or 72° 52′ 5″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87G9X48J+2PGeoNames ID
5143023
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