Garden City, New York Travel Information

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Hempstead Lake State Park (Distance: 2.8 mi) This park was developed around Hempstead Lake and several smaller ponds and provides facilities for picnicking, soccer, baseball, tennis, and archery. The bike path encircles Hempstead Lake, paralleli...

Meadowbrook, NY - Road Biking - length:4 mi

Eisenhower Park (Distance: 3.8 mi) Eisenhower is a large Nassau County Park, most of which is devoted to golfing. The southwest section, however, contains a variety of recreation facilities, including a complex web of pedestrian and bi...

Meadowbrook, NY - Road Biking - length:5 mi

Old Westbury Gardens (Distance: 4.4 mi) Long Island is fortunate that of the 500 Gold Coast estates that were built on the North Shore between 1900 and 1925, two of the very best remain for us to enjoy—Old Westbury Gardens and Planting Fiel...

Westbury, NY - Walking - length:1.3 mi

Roslyn - Old Westbury (Distance: 4.4 mi) The town of Roslyn is nestled at the head of Hempstead Harbor, almost hidden from view from the autos whizzing by it on Route 25A on the elevated Roslyn Viaduct. It is a delightful place, however, to ...

Roslyn, NY - Road Biking - length:8 mi

Long Island: Summits of Nassau County & Suffolk County (Distance: 5.1 mi) A quaint little book, Short Walks on Long Island, contains this passage: "To suggest climbing a hill on Long Island may appear frivolous, but since we have an urge to reach heights and see the view fr...

Melville, NY - Hiking - length:1.8 mi

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Garden City Garden City Golf Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6882 yards, par 73 0.3 miles from center of Garden City, New York

Cherry Valley Cherry Valley Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6705 yards, par 72 0.7 miles from center of Garden City, New York

Garden City Garden City Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6578 yards, par 70 0.8 miles from center of Garden City, New York

Hempstead Hempstead Golf Club Private Non-Equity, 18 holes 6567 yards, par 72 1.7 miles from center of Garden City, New York

Wheatley Hills Wheatley Hills Golf Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6822 yards, par 72 2.6 miles from center of Garden City, New York

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