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.- 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 used as a terminal and origin for some Babylon branch trains during the rush hours.
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 2 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 1½ miles northeast of Wantagh County Park.
Wantagh
Town
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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. Wantagh is situated 2 miles north of Wantagh County Park.
Wantagh County Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Nassau County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.652° or 40° 39′ 7″ northLongitude
-73.51166° or 73° 30′ 42″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
87G8MF2Q+R8OpenStreetMap ID
way 307132762OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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