Plum Island Animal Disease Center
Plum Island Animal Disease Center is a United States federal research facility dedicated to the study of foreign animal diseases of livestock. It is a national laboratory of the Department of Homeland Security Directorate for Science and Technology, and operates as a partnership with the U.S.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Military installation
- Description: United States federal research facility dedicated to the study of animal diseases
- Also known as: “PIADC”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Plum Island Lighthouse and Fort Terry.
Plum Island Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Plum Island Light is located on the western end of Plum Island, which lies in the Long Island Sound, east of Orient Point at the end of the North Fork of Long Island, New York. Plum Island Lighthouse is situated 2,500 feet southwest of Plum Island Animal Disease Center.
Fort Terry
Fort
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fort Terry was a coastal fortification on Plum Island, a small island just off Orient Point, New York, United States. This strategic position afforded it a commanding view over the Atlantic entrance to the commercially vital Long Island Sound. Fort Terry is situated 1 mile east of Plum Island Animal Disease Center.
Orient Point Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Orient Point Light is a sparkplug lighthouse off Orient Point, New York in Plum Gut of Long Island Sound – the deep and narrow gap between Orient Point and Plum Island. Orient Point Lighthouse is situated 1½ miles southwest of Plum Island Animal Disease Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orient.
Orient
Hamlet
Photo: David Shankbone, CC BY 2.5.
Orient is a hamlet and census-designated place in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York, United States. The CDP's population was 743 at the 2010 census. Orient is situated 6 miles southwest of Plum Island Animal Disease Center.
Plum Island Animal Disease Center
- Category: research center
- Location: Southold, Suffolk County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.17934° or 41° 10′ 46″ northLongitude
-72.20647° or 72° 12′ 23″ westOpen location code
87H95QHV+PCOpenStreetMap ID
way 187401199OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryWikidata ID
Q7205327
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Plum Island Animal Disease Center” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “普拉姆岛动物疾病中心”
- Chinese: “普拉姆島動物疾病中心”
- Japanese: “プラムアイランド動物疫病研究所”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Plum Gut Harbor and Oyster Pond Reef.
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