Wantagh County Park
Wantagh Park is a county park located in southeastern Nassau County, New York within the hamlet of Wantagh. At 111 acres the park provides various recreational activities along a picturesque waterfront location.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Park
- Description: public park in Nassau County, New York, US
- Also known as: “Wantagh Park”
Places of Interest
Highlights include John F. Kennedy High School and Wantagh station.
John F. Kennedy High School
School
John F. Kennedy High School is a public high school located in Bellmore, New York. It is one of three high schools in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District.
Wantagh station
Railway station
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Wantagh is a station on the Babylon Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located on Wantagh Avenue and Railroad Avenue near NY 27 in Wantagh, New York. It is commonly used as a terminal and origin for some Babylon branch trains during the rush hours. Wantagh station is situated 2 miles north of Wantagh County Park.
Wantagh Railroad Complex
Park
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Wantagh Railroad Complex, is a collection of old buildings in Wantagh, New York. It consists of the 1885-built Wantagh Railroad Station before it was moved from its original location in 1966, when the Babylon Branch was being elevated throughout the mid-20th century. Wantagh Railroad Complex is situated 2½ miles north of Wantagh County Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bellmore and Seaford.
Bellmore
Town
Bellmore is a hamlet and census-designated place in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population according to the 2024 census is 15,937. Bellmore is located on the south shore of Long Island 6 miles north of Jones Beach State Park, approximately 27 miles east of Manhattan, and 10 miles east of the Nassau-Queens Line.
Seaford
Town
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Seaford is a census-designated place in the town of Hempstead, Nassau County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 15,251 at the 2020 census. Seaford is situated 2 miles northeast of Wantagh County Park.
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.
Wantagh County Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Nassau County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.64774° or 40° 38′ 52″ northLongitude
-73.51222° or 73° 30′ 44″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
87G8JFXQ+34OpenStreetMap ID
node 357594908OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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