Great Neck, Peninsula and residential region in Nassau County, United States
Great Neck extends across nine distinct villages with varied neighborhoods, parks, and educational facilities along the North Shore of Long Island.
The area transformed from Native American territory called Menhaden-Ock to European settlement in 1644, receiving an official land patent in 1670.
F. Scott Fitzgerald drew inspiration from Great Neck's social landscape of the 1920s for his literary masterwork The Great Gatsby.
The Long Island Rail Road connects Great Neck residents to Manhattan with regular service, making the commute approximately 30 to 40 minutes.
The United States Merchant Marine Academy occupies the former estate of Walter P. Chrysler in Kings Point, within the Great Neck region.
Location: Nassau County
Elevation above the sea: 33 m
Website: http://greatneckvillage.org
GPS coordinates: 40.78722,-73.72722
Latest update: May 28, 2025 11:43
Fort Totten
4.2 km
Alley Pond Park
3.5 km
Stepping Stones Light
5.8 km
Ben Rebhuhn House
826 m
Shelter Rock
3.1 km
Douglaston Historic District
2.3 km
Manhasset Viaduct
1.6 km
Cornelius Van Wyck House
2.6 km
Temple Beth-El
1.4 km
Polish American Museum
5.6 km
Douglaston Hill Historic District
2.7 km
Fort Totten Officers' Club
4.3 km
Throgs Neck Light
5.7 km
Allen-Beville House
2.6 km
Flower Hill Village Hall
4.9 km
North Hempstead Town Hall
2.6 km
Horatio Gates Onderdonk House
3 km
Main Street School
5.5 km
Webster Avenue Bridge
3.2 km
Sands-Willets Homestead
5 km
William Landsberg House
5.7 km
Almeron and Olive Smith House
3 km
Congregation Shaare Zion
1.2 km
John Philip Sousa House
6.3 km
Sands Barn
5.1 km
Saddle Rock Grist Mill
2.3 km
Congregation Kol Israel Achim
1.3 km
Douglaston/Little Neck Library
2.3 kmReviews
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