Wantagh Railroad Complex
Wantagh Railroad Complex, is a collection of old buildings in Wantagh, New York. It consists of the 1885-built Wantagh Railroad Station before it was moved from its original location in 1966, when the Babylon Branch was being elevated throughout the mid-20th century.Photo: DanTD, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: sunrise—sunset
- Type: Park
- Description: railway station in Wantagh, the United States of America
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wantagh station and Samuel and Elbert Jackson House.
Wantagh station
Railway station
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Wantagh is a station on the Babylon Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located on Wantagh Avenue and Railroad Avenue near NY 27 in Wantagh, New York. It is used as a terminal and origin for some Babylon branch trains during the rush hours. Wantagh station is situated 2,800 feet south of Wantagh Railroad Complex.
Samuel and Elbert Jackson House
House
Samuel and Elbert Jackson House is a historic home located at Wantagh in Nassau County, New York. It is an essentially L-shaped dwelling. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure with rear and side wings, one of which dates to the 18th century. Samuel and Elbert Jackson House is situated 1,400 feet north of Wantagh Railroad Complex.
Oakfield Cemetery
Cemetery
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Oakfield Cemetery is a 70 X 438 tract of land located on Oakfield Avenue in Wantagh, New York, in the United States. It is covered with grass and lined with sporadically placed oak trees, and is surrounded by residential homes. Oakfield Cemetery is situated 3,600 feet northwest of Wantagh Railroad Complex.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wantagh and North Wantagh.
Wantagh
Town
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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.
North Wantagh
Town
North Wantagh is a hamlet and census-designated place in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 11,931 at the time of the 2020 census.
North Bellmore
Town
North Bellmore is a census-designated place in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, North Bellmore had a population of 20,583.
Wantagh Railroad Complex
- Categories: railway station, heritage site, museum, tourism, recreation area, and historic site
- Location: Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.68059° or 40° 40′ 50″ northLongitude
-73.51032° or 73° 30′ 37″ westOperator
Wantagh Preservation SocietyOpen location code
87G8MFJQ+6VOpenStreetMap ID
way 970231676OpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q14707716
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In Other Languages
“Wantagh Railroad Complex” goes by many names.
- French: “Wantagh Railroad Complex”
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Highlights include Wantagh Museum and Jamaica.
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