Norman J. Levy Park & Preserve, Merrick

#1 among attractions in Merrick

Top attraction, Park, Relax in park

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Norman Levy Park and Preserve is a man-made park on the South Shore of Long Island in Merrick, New York. The park is situated on a hill formerly part of a landfill and has excellent views of the Manhattan skyline and Long Island. ()

Elevation: 7 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 40°38'42"N, 73°33'45"W

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Norman J. Levy Park & Preserve – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Mitchel Athletic Complex, Jones Beach State Park, Jones Beach Theater.

5.6 miN
Sport venue, Sport
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, North Hempstead
142 min walk • Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Uniondale, New York, east of New York City. The Long Island venue is approximately 7 miles east of the eastern limits of the New York City Borough of Queens, and is also next to the Meadowbrook Parkway.
5.8 miN
Football, Sport venue, Sport
Mitchel Athletic Complex, North Hempstead
148 min walk • The Mitchel Athletic Complex is part of the Mitchel Field complex, located in Uniondale, New York, on the site of the decommissioned Mitchel Air Force Base. The facility is owned by Nassau County. It is used mostly for football and soccer and also sometimes for athletics.
4.2 miSE
Park
Jones Beach State Park, Jones Beach Island
106 min walk • Jones Beach State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of New York. It is located in southern Nassau County on Jones Beach Island, a barrier island linked to Long Island by the Meadowbrook State Parkway, Wantagh State Parkway, and Ocean Parkway.
4.4 miSE
Theater, Concerts and shows, Music venue
Jones Beach Theater, Jones Beach Island
112 min walk • Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater is an outdoor amphitheatre at Jones Beach State Park in Wantagh, New York. It is one of two major outdoor arenas in the New York metropolitan area, along with PNC Bank Arts Center.
4.4 miNW
Universities and schools
Molloy College, Rockville Centre
113 min walk • Molloy College is a private Catholic university in Rockville Centre, New York. It provides more than 50 academic undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs for over 5,000 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students.
5.3 miW
Cemetery
Rockville Cemetery, Lynbrook
135 min walk • Rockville Cemetery and Bristol and Mexico Monument is a historic cemetery located at Lynbrook in Nassau County, New York. The cemetery started as a small local burial ground in 1799.
4.5 miW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Agnes Cathedral, Rockville Centre
115 min walk • St. Agnes Cathedral is a Roman Catholic Cathedral in Rockville Centre, New York, on Long Island. It is the seat of the Diocese of Rockville Centre.
2.6 miE
Park
Wantagh Park, Long Island
68 min walk • Wantagh Park is a county park located in southeastern Nassau County, New York within the hamlet of Wantagh. At 111 acres the park provides various recreational activities along a picturesque waterfront location.
4.4 miE
40°40'4"N • 73°28'60"W
Tackapausha Museum and Preserve, Massapequa
114 min walk • Museum
2.3 miW
Amusement park
Nunley's, Freeport
59 min walk • Nunley's was a carousel and amusement park that was located in Baldwin, Nassau County, New York from 1940 to 1995. The namesake carousel was located in Golden City Park, within the neighborhood of Canarsie, Brooklyn, New York City, from 1912 to 1939.
5.2 miNW
Universities and schools
Hofstra University, North Hempstead
133 min walk • Hofstra University is a private university in Hempstead, New York. It is Long Island's largest private university. Hofstra originated in 1935 as an extension of New York University under the name Nassau College – Hofstra Memorial of New York University.