Araca Canal
Araca Canal is a canal in Suffolk County, New York. Araca Canal is situated nearby to the town West Islip, as well as near the locality Okenok Neck.Places of Interest
Highlights include Babylon station and Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center.
Babylon station
Railway station
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Babylon is an intermodal transportation hub in the village of Babylon, New York, located at Railroad Avenue, west of Deer Park Avenue. It is on the Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road and is the eastern terminus of service on the LIRR's Babylon Branch – and additionally serves as a major hub for Suffolk County Transit buses.
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center
Hospital
Good Samaritan University Hospital is a 537-bed non-profit teaching hospital on Long Island located in West Islip, New York. The hospital contains 100 nursing home beds as well as operates an adult Level I trauma center and a pediatric Level II trauma center. Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center is situated 1½ miles northeast of Araca Canal.
Saint John the Baptist Diocesan High School
School
St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in West Islip, New York. It is operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre. Saint John the Baptist Diocesan High School is situated 1½ miles northeast of Araca Canal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Babylon and West Islip.
Babylon
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Babylon is a town on Long Island, New York. Prominent communities in Babylon include Amityville, Babylon village, Lindenhurst, Copiague, Deer Park, Gilgo, and Wheatley Heights, and Wyandanch.
West Islip
Town
West Islip is a hamlet and CDP settled in 1683, located in the Town of Islip, in Suffolk County, New York, United States. Situated on the South Shore of Long Island, the population of the CDP was 27,048 at the time of the 2020 census. West Islip is situated 1½ miles northeast of Araca Canal.
North Babylon
Town
North Babylon is a hamlet and census-designated place located in the Town of Babylon in Suffolk County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, North Babylon had a population of 17,927. North Babylon is situated 2½ miles north of Araca Canal.
Araca Canal
- Type: Canal
- Category: body of water
- Location: Suffolk County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.68389° or 40° 41′ 2″ northLongitude
-73.32083° or 73° 19′ 15″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
87G8MMMH+HMGeoNames ID
7152142
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Localities in the Area
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