South Haven, New York
Encyclopedia
South Haven is a hamlet in Suffolk County
, New York
, on the South Shore
of Long Island
.
South Haven is part of the Town of Brookhaven
, not to be confused with the hamlet of Brookhaven
with which it shares a ZIP Code.
For more information see Brookhaven (CDP), New York
.
South Haven is dominated by two large parcels of parkland -- South Haven County Park
, and the Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge
.
Suffolk County, New York
Suffolk County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York on the eastern portion of Long Island. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,493,350. It was named for the county of Suffolk in England, from which its earliest settlers came...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, on the South Shore
South Shore (Long Island)
The South Shore of Long Island, in the U.S. state of New York, is the area along Long Island's Atlantic Ocean shoreline. Though some consider the South Shore to include parts of Queens, particularly the beach communities in the Rockaways such as Belle Harbor, the term is generally used to refer to...
of Long Island
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
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South Haven is part of the Town of Brookhaven
Brookhaven, New York
The Town of Brookhaven is one of the ten towns into which Suffolk County, New York, United States, has been divided. Part of the New York metropolitan area, it is located in central Suffolk County and is the only town in the county that stretches from the North Shore to the South Shore of Long...
, not to be confused with the hamlet of Brookhaven
Brookhaven (CDP), New York
----Brookhaven is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 3,570 at the 2000 census.The community of Brookhaven is part of the Town of Brookhaven.-Geography:...
with which it shares a ZIP Code.
For more information see Brookhaven (CDP), New York
Brookhaven (CDP), New York
----Brookhaven is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 3,570 at the 2000 census.The community of Brookhaven is part of the Town of Brookhaven.-Geography:...
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Geography
Brookhaven is located at 40°47′52"N 72°53′58"W (40.7833, -72.8833).South Haven is dominated by two large parcels of parkland -- South Haven County Park
Southaven County Park
Southaven County Park is located in Brookhaven and South Haven, New York in central Long Island. It is located between Sunrise Highway just west of William Floyd Parkway, off of Victory Avenue , and crossed by the Carmans River.In the 1960s, it became one of Suffolk County’s first parks opened to...
, and the Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge
Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge
The Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge is located on the south shore of Long Island and is one of the undeveloped estuary systems on Long Island. Its main purpose was to organize the refuge so it would protect the Carmans River Estuary for all migratory birds. Wertheim hosts a variety of habitats...
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