Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge
The Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge is located on the south shore of Long Island and is one of the undeveloped estuary systems on Long Island. In 1947, Maurice Wertheim donated 2,000 acres on eastern Long Island to the United States government; the donated land subsequently became the Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Mastic–Shirley station and Bellport station.
Mastic–Shirley station
Railway station
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Mastic–Shirley is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Montauk Branch in Shirley, New York, located off William Floyd Parkway. The station has two ticket machines. Mastic–Shirley station is situated 2½ miles northeast of Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge.
Bellport station
Railway station
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Bellport is a station along the Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road, located at Bellport Station Road and Montauk Highway in North Bellport, Suffolk County, New York. Bellport station is situated 2½ miles west of Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge.
Manor St. George
Building
Manor St. George or St. George's Manor was a large tract of land purchased by William "Tangier" Smith in the 17th century on Long Island, in central Suffolk County, New York. Manor St. George is situated 1½ miles southeast of Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brookhaven and Shirley.
Brookhaven
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Brookhaven is the largest town in Suffolk County, part of Long Island, New York. With 485,000 residents. It includes a patchwork of villages and other communities, and is the only town on the island to touch both the Long Island Sound and Atlantic Ocean.
Shirley
Town
Shirley is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, United States. At the 2010 census, the population of Shirley was 27,854. Shirley is the western terminus of Atlantic Crossing 1, a major submarine telecommunications cable linking the United States with the UK, Germany, and the Netherlands. Shirley is situated 2½ miles northeast of Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge.
North Bellport
Town
North Bellport is a hamlet and census-designated place located within the Town of Brookhaven, New York, United States. The population was 11,545 at the 2010 census. North Bellport is situated 2½ miles west of Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge.
Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge
- Type: Park
- Description: protected wetlands on Long Island, New York
- Category: National Wildlife Refuge
- Location: Suffolk County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
“Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge”
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