Hempstead
Hempstead is a railway stop in Hempstead, Nassau County, New York. Hempstead is situated nearby to the government office Assessment Department, as well as near Building Department.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rosa Parks Hempstead Transit Center and African American Museum.
Rosa Parks Hempstead Transit Center
Railway station
Photo: Pacific Coast Highway, Public domain.
The Rosa Parks Hempstead Transit Center is an intermodal center and transportation hub in Hempstead, New York. It contains the Nassau Inter-County Express bus system's indoor customer facility between Jackson and West Columbia Streets – as well as the terminus for the Hempstead Branch of the Long Island Rail Road, located right across West Columbia Street from the bus terminal.
African American Museum
Museum
The "Joysetta and Julius Pearse African American Museum of Nassau County" was renamed on 18 May 2021 for its long-time Directors. African American Museum also known as the African American Museum of Nassau County, which opened in 1970, is dedicated to showcasing local and national African American artists. African American Museum is situated 1,200 feet southwest of Hempstead.
St. George’s Episcopal Church
Historic building
Photo: Swimm12984, Public domain.
St. George's Episcopal Church is an historic Episcopal church located at 319 Front Street in Hempstead, New York. It was constructed in 1822 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 as St. St. George’s Episcopal Church is situated 2,700 feet south of Hempstead.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hempstead and Garden City.
Hempstead
Photo: Sullynyflhi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hempstead Village is the downtown area of Hempstead, in Nassau County, New York. It is an urban-scale downtown area, home to the town’s offices and its largest commercial and employment area.
Garden City
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC BY 3.0.
Garden City is a large area in the heart of Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, consisting of the Village of Garden City, the Village of Stewart Manor, and three hamlets: East Garden City, Garden City Park, and Garden City South.
West Hempstead
Town
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.
Hempstead
- Type: Railway stop
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.71214° or 40° 42′ 44″ northLongitude
-73.62487° or 73° 37′ 30″ westOperator
Long Island Rail RoadNetwork
LIRROpen location code
87G8P96G+V3OpenStreetMap ID
node 624452580OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=buffer_stop
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