Central Branch, Long Island

Name: Central Branch
Address: Long Island, United States

#5 among attractions in Long Island

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Facts and practical information

The Central Branch is a rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York, extending from 40.734°N 73.470°W / 40.734; -73.470 just east of Bethpage station to 40.696°N 73.341°W / 40.696; -73.341 just west of Babylon station. It was built in 1873 as part of the Babylon Extension of the Central Railroad of Long Island, which was owned by Alexander Turney Stewart. The branch was mostly unused following the 1876 merger of the CRRLI and the LIRR, but in 1925 it was rebuilt and reconfigured to connect Bethpage and Babylon stations. ()

Coordinates: 40°44'3"N, 73°28'12"W

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PlainedgeLong Island United States

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Central Branch – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Adventureland, Sunrise Mall, American Airpower Museum, Bethpage State Park.

2.9 miNE
Amusement park
Adventureland, Farmingdale
75 min walk • Adventureland is an amusement park in East Farmingdale, New York, located on Route 110. Adventureland has been Long Island's main amusement park since 1962. There are a total of thirty rides, two of which are roller coasters and three are water rides.
4 miSE
Shopping centre, Shopping
Sunrise Mall, Massapequa
103 min walk • Sunrise Mall, is a shopping mall located in East Massapequa, New York. The mall was opened in 1973, and will soon permanently close. At one time, the mall housed JCPenney, Sears, and Walmart.
3 miE
History museum, Specialty museum, Military museum
American Airpower Museum, Farmingdale
76 min walk • The American Airpower Museum is an aviation museum located on the former site of Republic Aviation at Republic Airport in East Farmingdale, New York.
1.2 miNE
Park
Bethpage State Park, Bethpage Black Course
30 min walk • Bethpage State Park is a 1,477-acre New York state park on the border of Nassau County and Suffolk County on Long Island. The park contains tennis courts, picnic and recreational areas and a polo field, but is best known for its five golf courses, including the Bethpage Black Course, which hosted the 2002 and 2009 U.S.
4.7 miNW
Park
Cantiague Park, Long Island
119 min walk • Cantiague Park is a public park maintained by the Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Museums, located in Hicksville, New York.
2.9 miNE
Amusement park, Amusement ride
Turbulence, Long Island
75 min walk • Turbulence is a steel spinning roller coaster at Adventureland in East Farmingdale, New York. The coaster opened in May 2015 and replaced the aging Hurricane coaster, which had operated at the park for 22 years. It is considered as the park's headlining attraction.
4.6 miS
40°40'4"N • 73°28'60"W
Tackapausha Museum and Preserve, Massapequa
119 min walk • Museum
4.2 miE
Cemetery
Long Island National Cemetery, Babylon
107 min walk • Long Island National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in Suffolk County, New York. It is surrounded by a group of other separate cemeteries and memorial parks situated along Wellwood Avenue – these include Pinelawn Memorial Park, St. Charles / Resurrection, Beth Moses, New Montefiore and Mt. Ararat Cemeteries.
3 miN
History museum, Museum
Old Bethpage Village Restoration, Plainview
77 min walk • The Old Bethpage Village Restoration is a 209-acre recreated living museum village in Old Bethpage, New York. The village opened in 1970 with dozens of historic structures that had been saved from demolition by Nassau County.
4.3 miSW
Cemetery
Oakfield Cemetery, Long Island
111 min walk • Oakfield Cemetery is a 70 X 438 tract of land located on Oakfield Avenue in Wantagh, New York, in the United States. It is covered with grass and lined with sporadically placed oak trees, and is surrounded by residential homes.
4.7 miS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Grace Church Complex, Massapequa
120 min walk • The Grace Church Complex, saw its 175th anniversary in 2019, is a historic Episcopal church complex in Massapequa, Nassau County, New York. The complex consists of the church, surrounding parish cemetery, the Floyd-Jones family cemetery, and the DeLancey Floyd-Jones Free Library. The small church was built in 1844 and remodeled in 1905.