Brookhaven Ecology Center, Long Island

Name: Brookhaven Ecology Center
Address: 249 Buckley Rd, Long Island, 11742, United States
Telephone: (631) 758-9664

#12 among attractions in Long Island

Park, Zoo

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Facts and practical information

The Harold H. Malkmes Wildlife Education and Ecology Center is a park, zoo, and ecology site in Holtsville, New York and operated by the Town of Brookhaven, and located on the site of a former landfill. The official address is 249 Buckley Road, although some of the land owned by the site extends along Blue Point Road and as far south as Woodside Avenue. The ecology center was named for former Town of Brookhaven Superintendent of Highways Harold H. Malkmes, who was still an active member of the Town Government at the time it was opened. ()

Elevation: 66 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 40°47'56"N, 73°2'4"W

Address

249 Buckley RdHoltsvilleLong Island 11742 United States

Contact

(631) 758-9664

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Day trips

Brookhaven Ecology Center – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: East Patchogue, Shorefront Park, Long Island Community Hospital Amphitheater, Patchogue Theatre.

3.3 miSE
Area
East Patchogue, Brookhaven
86 min walk • East Patchogue is a census-designated place in the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 22,469 at the 2010 census.
3.7 miSE
Beach, Entertainment, Park
Shorefront Park, Patchogue
96 min walk • Shorefront Park and the Patchogue Village Band Shell are located on Smith Street at the south end of Rider Avenue, Patchogue, New York. Since 2007, the Park has undergone updates by the village of Patchogue. There has been replacement of the older Band shell to a more contemporary style has been replaces.
3.2 miN
Concert hall, Concerts and shows, Performing arts
Long Island Community Hospital Amphitheater, Long Island
81 min walk • The Long Island Community Hospital Amphitheater, located at Bald Hill, is an outdoor concert venue owned by the Town of Brookhaven, and located in Farmingville, New York, United States.
2.5 miSE
Concerts and shows, Cinema, Theater
Patchogue Theatre, Patchogue
65 min walk • Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts is Located at 71 East Main Street in Patchogue Village, Suffolk County, New York. The Patchogue Village Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. organized under a Not-for-Profit Corporation Law of the State of New York.
2.9 miSE
Park
Swan Lake Park, Long Island
75 min walk • Swan Lake Park is located on East Main Street, East Patchogue, in the township of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York. Swan Lake is nestled between Swan Lake drive on the west side of the lake and Lake drive to the east of the lake.
3 miS
Museum
Bayport Aerodrome, Long Island
76 min walk • Bayport Aerodrome is a historic rural airport one mile northwest of Bayport, New York. The airport has a grass runway and is owned and operated by the Town of Islip.
2.5 miSE
Church
Congregational Church of Patchogue, Patchogue
65 min walk • Congregational Church of Patchogue is a historic church at 95 East Main Street in Patchogue, New York. Though the current church building was built in 1892, the church itself dates back to 1793 in a small building, approximately 25 by 20 feet, that was shared with some local Methodists.
2.7 miSE
Church
St. Paul's Episcopal Church Complex, Patchogue
70 min walk • St. Paul's Episcopal Church Complex is a historic church on Rider Avenue at the intersection of Terry Street in Patchogue, New York. Though the official address is listed as being at 31 Rider Avenue, the actual church is located between two houses owned by the church, the southernmost of which is actually located at 31 Rider Avenue.
2.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Patchogue Lake, Patchogue
60 min walk • Great Patchogue Lake is located just north of Montauk Highway and is bordered by Waverly Avenue to the west and North Ocean Avenue to the east. Patchogue Lake was dammed to provide water power for the textile industry hence its other name: Lace Mill Pond. Today it is home to a diverse warm water fish community.
2.6 miSE
Church
United Methodist Church, Patchogue
67 min walk • Patchogue United Methodist Church is a historic United Methodist church at the southwest corner of South Ocean Avenue and Church Street in Patchogue, New York. The official address is 10 Church Street.
2.4 miSE
Library
Patchogue-Medford Library, Patchogue
62 min walk • The Patchogue-Medford Library is a public library located in Suffolk County, New York and serves the residents who live within the Patchogue-Medford School District.