Destinations · New York
North Hempstead
NY · 40.8290, -73.6870
Bronx River Parkway, Merritt Parkway and Palisades Scenic Byway are signed byways within 30 miles of North Hempstead, New York.
Understand
North Hempstead is the western half of Nassau County's North Shore. The two peninsulas on its northern shoreline are the "West Egg" and "East Egg" of Great Gatsby fame. As it borders Queens, it has a fair amount of development as well. The major communities in North Hempstead include Great Neck, Manhasset, Port Washington, and Roslyn on the shore, New Hyde Park and Mineola on its southern border with Hempstead, and Westbury on its southeastern border with Hempstead and Oyster Bay.
The same roads run past New York City, where they are ranked and described in full.
Day-trip loops
Ready-made loops for North Hempstead are growing. What is within reach is measured today; plan a live day trip and the engine routes it now.
Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
- Bronx River Parkway · 10 mi
- Merritt Parkway · 14 mi · national
- Palisades Scenic Byway · 14 mi · national
Lookouts
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 27 mi
Named places
- Polish American Museum · 0 mi
- Monfort Cemetery · 0 mi
- Blumenfeld Family Park · 0 mi
- Stannards Brook County Park · 1 mi
- Barbara Johnson Preserve · 1 mi
- Baxter Pond Park · 1 mi
- Merriman Park · 1 mi
- Sunset Park · 1 mi
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More day-trip bases nearby
- Port Washington · 0 mi
- Flower Hill · 2 mi
- The Plandomes · 2 mi
- Manhasset · 3 mi
- Roslyn · 3 mi
- Glen Cove · 4 mi