Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Site
The Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Site is a state historic site in West Hills, New York, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The site preserves the birthplace of American poet Walt Whitman.Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jayne’s Hill and Walt Whitman High School.
Jayne’s Hill
Peak
Photo: Goneja, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jayne's Hill, also known as High Hill, West Hills, Oakley's Hill, and Janes Hill, is the highest point on Long Island, New York with an elevation of between 387 feet and 400.9 feet above sea level.
Walt Whitman High School
School
Walt Whitman High School is a four-year public secondary school located at 301 West Hills Road, in Huntington Station, New York. It is South Huntington Union Free School District's only high school, serving students in Huntington Station, South Huntington, Melville, and West Hills. Walt Whitman High School is situated 1 mile northwest of Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Site.
Long Island School for the Gifted
School
Long Island School for the Gifted is a private school for gifted children located in South Huntington, New York in Suffolk County. Long Island School for the Gifted is situated 1 mile east of Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Huntington and West Hills.
South Huntington
Town
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South Huntington is an affluent hamlet and census-designated place within the Town of Huntington in Suffolk County, on Long Island, in New York, United States.
West Hills
Town
West Hills is a hamlet and census-designated place in the Town of Huntington, Suffolk County, New York. The population was 5,592 at the 2010 census. Residents share a post office with the hamlet of Huntington but much earlier in its history, West Hills had its own post office, located on Jericho Turnpike.
Melville
Town
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Melville is an affluent hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Huntington in Suffolk County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 19,284 at the time of the 2020 census. Melville is situated 1½ miles south of Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Site.
Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Site
- Type: Park
- Description: site in Huntington, New York
- Categories: historic house and recreation area
- Location: Huntington, Suffolk County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.81715° or 40° 49′ 2″ northLongitude
-73.41172° or 73° 24′ 42″ westOpen location code
87G8RH8Q+V8OpenStreetMap ID
way 441828116OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=recreation_groundOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q7964077
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