Council Rock, Oyster Bay

Name: Council Rock
Address: Oyster Bay, United States

#19 among attractions in Oyster Bay

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Council Rock is located on Lake Avenue, a hundred yards south of West Main Street in Oyster Bay, New York. It was a Matinecock meeting ground and the location of a sacred council fire. In 1672, George Fox, the founder of the Religious Society of Friends, gave a sermon there during his visit to America. ()

Coordinates: 40°52'24"N, 73°32'30"W

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Mill NeckOyster Bay United States

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Day trips

Council Rock – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park, Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park, St. Dominic Roman Catholic Church, Raynham Hall Museum.

1.1 miSW
Museum, Park, Vernacular architecture
Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park, Oyster Bay
29 min walk • Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park, which includes the Coe Hall Historic House Museum, is an arboretum and state park covering over 400 acres located in the village of Upper Brookville in the town of Oyster Bay, New York.
0.5 miNE
Park
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park, Oyster Bay
13 min walk • Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park is a park in the hamlet of Oyster Bay, New York, honoring President Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States.
0.8 miSE
Church
St. Dominic Roman Catholic Church, Oyster Bay
21 min walk • The Church of St. Dominic is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre, in Oyster Bay, New York. The parish was founded in the late nineteenth century.
0.5 miE
Museum, History museum, Specialty museum
Raynham Hall Museum, Oyster Bay
14 min walk • Raynham Hall is in Oyster Bay, New York. Home of the Townsend family, one of the founding families of Oyster Bay, on Long Island, New York, and a member of George Washington's Culper Ring of spies, the house was renamed Raynham Hall after the Townsend seat in Norfolk, England, in 1850 by a grandson of the original owner.
0.6 miE
Museum, History museum
Earle-Wightman House, Oyster Bay
17 min walk • This house was originally built on South Street in Oyster Bay, New York, around 1720, as a small one-room dwelling. During the 19th century two successive Baptist ministers made their home here.
0.7 miE
Church
Christ Church, Oyster Bay
19 min walk • Christ Church, founded in 1705, is a historic Episcopal parish located at 61 East Main Street in Oyster Bay, New York. Several church buildings have occupied this site, including one that served as soldiers' barracks during the Revolutionary War. In the 1870s a Carpenter Gothic style building was erected.
0.7 miE
Church
First Presbyterian Church of Oyster Bay, Oyster Bay
18 min walk • First Presbyterian Church built in 1873 is an historic Carpenter Gothic-style Presbyterian Church building located at 60 East Main Street in Oyster Bay, in the U.S. state of New York. Its architect was J.
~1050 ftNE
Outdoor activities
WaterFront Center, Oyster Bay
6 min walk • The WaterFront Center is non-profit organization located in Oyster Bay, New York. The organization provides access to the waters of Oyster Bay Harbor and Long Island...
0.5 miE
40°52'27"N • 73°31'58"W
20th Century Cycles, Oyster Bay
13 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum
0.5 miE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Oyster Bay Railroad Museum, Oyster Bay
13 min walk • Oyster Bay is the terminus on the Oyster Bay Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The station is located off Shore Avenue between Maxwell and Larabee Avenues.
~1670 ftN
Museum, Ship
Christeen, Oyster Bay
9 min walk • Christeen is the oldest oyster sloop in the United States and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1992. She was built in 1883 in Glenwood Landing, New York as a gaff-rigged sloop.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Council Rock?

Nearby attractions include WaterFront Center, Oyster Bay (6 min walk), Christeen, Oyster Bay (9 min walk), Wightman Memorial Baptist Church, Oyster Bay (10 min walk), Derby-Hall Bandstand, Oyster Bay (12 min walk).

How to get to Council Rock by public transport?

The nearest stations to Council Rock:

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Oyster Bay (11 min walk)