Port Washington
Port Washington is a hamlet and census-designated place on the Cow Neck Peninsula in the Town of North Hempstead, in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Town with 16,800 residents
- Description: hamlet in New York, United States
- Also known as: “Cow Bay”, “Port Washington, New York”, “Port Washington, NY”, and “Sinsinck”
- Postal codes: 11050-11055
- Neighbors: Flower Hill
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sands Point Seaplane Base and Main Street School.
Sands Point Seaplane Base
Aerodrome
Sands Point Seaplane Base is a seaplane landing area in Manhasset Bay, situated two miles northwest of downtown Port Washington in the Town of North Hempstead, in Nassau County, Long Island, New York, United States.
Main Street School
Community center
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The Main Street School – also known as the Landmark on Main Street Community Center or simply the Landmark on Main Street – is a community center, retirement home, and historic school building located on Main Street in Port Washington, in Nassau County, New York, United States.
Polish American Museum
Museum
The Polish American Museum is located at 16 Belleview Avenue in Port Washington, New York, USA. It was founded on January 20, 1977. It features displays of folk art, costumes, historical artifacts and paintings, as well as bilingual research library with particular focus on achievements of the people of Polish heritage in America.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Manhasset and Flower Hill.
Manhasset
Manhasset is an affluent hamlet and census-designated place in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. It is considered the anchor community of the Greater Manhasset area, and is partially located on the southwestern part of the Cow Neck Peninsula.
Flower Hill
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Flower Hill is an incorporated village in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York. It is a village which takes immense pride in its rich history, high-achieving schools, bucolic and tree-lined streets, and in being one of the most tight-knit, friendly, and welcoming communities on Long Island.
Port Washington
Latitude
40.8257° or 40° 49′ 33″ northLongitude
-73.6958° or 73° 41′ 45″ westPopulation
16,800Elevation
98 feet (30 metres)United Nations Location Code
US POWOpen location code
87G8R8G3+7MOpenStreetMap ID
node 158914264OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Volapük—“Port Washington” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بورت واشنطن”
- Armenian: “Պորտ Վաշինգտոն”
- Basque: “Port Washington”
- Catalan: “Port Washington”
- Cebuano: “Port Washington”
- Chechen: “Порт-Вашингтон”
- Chinese: “Port Washington”
- Chinese: “華盛頓港”
- Dagbani: “Port Washington”
- Danish: “Port Washington”
- Dutch: “Port Washington”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بورت واشنطن”
- French: “Port Washington”
- German: “Port Washington”
- Gilaki: “پؤرت واشينگتن (نيۊیؤرک)”
- Gilaki: “پؤرت واشينگتن”
- Irish: “Port Washington”
- Italian: “Port Washington”
- Japanese: “ポートワシントン”
- Korean: “포트워싱턴”
- Ladin: “Port Washington”
- Malagasy: “Port Washington, New York”
- Malagasy: “Port Washington”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Port Washington”
- Persian: “پورت واشینگتن”
- Persian: “پورت واشینگتون، نیویورک”
- Persian: “پورت واشینگتون”
- Polish: “Port Washington”
- Portuguese: “Port Washington”
- Russian: “Порт-Вашингтон”
- Serbian: “Порт Вошингтон”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Port Washington, New York”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Port Washington”
- Slovenian: “Port Washington”
- Spanish: “Port Washington (Nueva York)”
- Spanish: “Port Washington”
- Swahili: “Port Washington, New York”
- Swahili: “Port Washington”
- Swedish: “Port Washington”
- Tatar: “Порт-Вашингтон”
- Turkish: “Port Washington”
- Ukrainian: “Порт-Вашингтон”
- Volapük: “Port Washington”
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