Paumanok Wetlands Preserve

Paumanok Wetlands Preserve is a nature reserve in Huntington, Suffolk County, New York. Paumanok Wetlands Preserve is situated nearby to the town West Hills, as well as near South Huntington.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Site and Jayne’s Hill.

Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Site

Park

Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

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.

Cold Spring Harbor station

Railway station

Photo: NHRHS2010, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cold Spring Harbor is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Port Jefferson Branch. It is located at West Pulaski Road and East Gate Drive, just south of Woodbury Road in West Hills, Suffolk County, New York.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plainview and Huntington Station.

Plainview

Photo: Sullynyflhi, Public domain.

Plainview is a hamlet and census-designated place located in the town of Oyster Bay in east central Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 27,100 at the time of the 2020 census.

Huntington Station

Town

Photo: DanTD, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Huntington Station is a hamlet and census-designated place located within the Town of Huntington in Suffolk County, on Long Island, in New York, United States.

Melville

Town

Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.

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.

Paumanok Wetlands Preserve

Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Huntington, Suffolk County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.8273° or 40° 49′ 38″ north

Longitude

-73.4291° or 73° 25′ 45″ west

Open location code

87G8RHGC+V9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 969289925

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as West Hills and South Huntington.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Walt Whitman High School and West Hills Church.

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