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Manhasset Bay, as seen on a map from 1917. Nassau County (/ ˈ n æ s ɔː / NASS-aw) is a suburban county located on Long Island, immediately to the east of New York City, bordering the Long Island Sound on the north and the open Atlantic Ocean to the south.
This is a list of places in Nassau County, New York. [1] Nassau County, on Long Island, became a county in the U.S. state of New York in 1899 after separating from Queens County. Included in the list are two cities, three towns, 64 incorporated villages, and 63 unincorporated hamlets whose names are used for overlapping Census-designated places ...
Long Beach, New York; Long Creek (New York) Louis C. Clark Sanctuary; Manhasset, New York; Meadow Island, New York; Michael Valente Memorial Bridge; Mineola, New York; Nassau County, New York; Nassau County Police Department; Nassau County Sheriff's Department; National Register of Historic Places listings in Nassau County, New York
Fire Island National Seashore Map. Fire Island is not a separate town, but its villages are listed here due to its geographical isolation. Villages in the Town of Islip: Ocean Beach, Saltaire; Hamlets in the Town of Brookhaven: Cherry Grove (a.k.a. Fire Island), Fire Island Pines.
A commemorative half-dollar coin issued in 1936 for Long Island's 300th anniversary. Nassau County and Suffolk County each have their own governments, with a County Executive leading each. Each has a county legislature and countywide-elected officials, including district attorney, county clerk, and county comptroller.
Long Island temperatures vary from west to east, with the western part (Nassau County) of the island slightly warmer on occasions than the east (Suffolk County). This is due to two factors: the western part is closer to the mainland, and it is more densely developed, causing the "urban heat island" effect. The eastern part is cooler on most ...
"Welcome to the Five Towns", Far Rockaway border Location within Nassau County. The Five Towns is an informal grouping of villages and hamlets in Nassau County, United States on the South Shore of western Long Island adjoining the border with Queens County in New York City. Although there is no official Five Towns designation, "the basic five ...
In Suffolk County, there still remain pockets of old money from the Gilded Age, including the country seats of families from the Vanderbilts, Havemeyers, and others. [citation needed] The South Shore is also home to the seaside resort of The Hamptons on its east end, located on the South Fork of Long Island. [2]