Cow Neck Peninsula
The Cow Neck Peninsula is a peninsula in Nassau County, New York, on the North Shore of Long Island, in the United States.
Description
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The Cow Neck Peninsula was named Cow Neck in the 17th century, in large part due to the fact that it served as a common pasture at the time.[1] The Cow Neck Peninsula is famous for its affluence and historic communities, and was famous for its sand mines along Hempstead Harbor throughout the 20th century.[2][3][4][5]
It is believed that 90% of the concrete that built the foundations of New York City came from the Port Washington sand mines, and that over 100 million tons of sand were shipped to Manhattan.[3]
The Cow Neck Peninsula is also known as Manhasset Neck[6][7] or simply as Cow Neck.[8]
Geography
[edit | edit source]On its west side, the Cow Neck Peninsula is bordered by Manhasset Bay.[9] On its east side, it is bordered by Hempstead Harbor. To the north, it is bordered by the Long Island Sound.[9] The peninsula's southern border is roughly defined as following Northern Boulevard (NY 25A) between Manhasset Bay to the west and Hempstead Harbor to the east.[10]
Some places on the Cow Neck Peninsula – notably in Flower Hill and Manhasset – reach elevations high enough for the skyline of New York City to be seen from ground level.[11]
List of communities
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The following towns are located on the Cow Neck Peninsula – either in part or in whole:[2][12]
- Baxter Estates
- Flower Hill
- Manhasset
- Manorhaven
- Plandome
- Plandome Heights
- Plandome Manor
- Port Washington
- Port Washington North
- Sands Point
The Cow Neck Peninsula is located entirely within the Town of North Hempstead.[13]
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External links
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