Sands Point
Sands Point is a village located at the tip of the Cow Neck Peninsula within the Town of North Hempstead, in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States.
Sands Point is a village located at the tip of the Cow Neck Peninsula within the Town of North Hempstead, in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. It is considered part of the Greater Port Washington area, which is anchored by Port Washington. The population was 2,712 at the time of the 2020 census.
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Worth seeing in and around Sands Point
4 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Beacon Towers
Beacon Towers was a Gilded Age mansion on Sands Point in the village of Sands Point on the North Shore of Long Island, New York. It was built from 1917 to 1918 for Alva Belmont, the ex-wife of William Kissam Vanderbilt and the widow, since 1908, of Oliver Belmont.
2.3 km · mansion on Sands Point in the village of Sands Point on the North Shore of Long Island, New York · Wikipedia - 02Execution Rocks Light
Execution Rocks Light is a lighthouse in the middle of Long Island Sound on the border between New Rochelle and Sands Point, New York. It stands 55 feet tall, with a white light flashing every 10 seconds.
4 km · lighthouse in New York, United States · Wikipedia - 03John Philip Sousa House
The John Philip Sousa House – also known historically as Wildbank – is a historic house at 12 Hicks Lane in Sands Point, New York, United States, overlooking Manhasset Bay. Built in 1907, it was the home of composer and bandleader John Philip Sousa from 1912 until his death in 1932.
1.7 km · historic house in New York, United States · Wikipedia - 04Main Street School
The Main Street School – also known as the Landmark on Main Street Community Center or simply the Landmark on Main Street – is a community center, retirement home, and historic school building located on Main Street in Port Washington, in Nassau County, New York, United States.
2.4 km · school building in New York, United States of America · Wikipedia
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Getting to Sands Point
- Airports
- LaGuardia (LGA), 16 km · John F. Kennedy (JFK), 24 km · Newark Liberty (EWR), 43 km
- Stations
- Sands Point Seaplane Base, 1.3 km · Port Washington station, 3 km · United States Post Office, 3 km · Merriman Park, 3.5 km · Sunset Park, 2 km
- Newark → Sands Point40 km · quickest by road, 1h 36m · $4.5–6
- Hartford → Sands Point133 km · quickest by road, 3h 23m · $15–20
- Philadelphia → Sands Point158 km · quickest by road, 3h 26m · $16–22
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Sands Point
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Sands Point. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundIf you happen to be staying in or venturing to the southeast Bronx, consider taking a NYC Ferry to the Soundview (connections to buses Bx39 and Bx27) or Throgs Neck docks (free parking) for a more unique experience than riding the subway underground (you'll do plenty of that in NYC).
- Get aroundIf the salt water views are making you thirsty, grab a drink at the ferry's snack bar.
- Get aroundThe fare is a flat $4 with free transfers to other ferries for 120 minutes.
- Get aroundCheck the official NYC Ferry website for current maps and schedules.
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Next door to Sands Point
Sands Point is 13 km from The Bronx, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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