The Town of Brookhaven is the most populous and one of the ten towns of Suffolk County, New York, United States. Part of the New York metropolitan area, it is located approximately 50 miles from Manhattan. It is the only town in the county that stretches from the North Shore to the South Shore of Long Island. It is the largest of New York State's 932 towns (by area with water), and the second most populous, exceeded only by the town of Hempstead. Brookhaven is the anglicized name of its first settlement, Setauket. Founded as a group of agricultural hamlets in the mid-17th century, Brookhaven first expanded as a major center of shipbuilding. Its proximity to New York City facilitated a post-war population boom, leading to its 2010 census record of 486,040 people.
Population: 3,451
Latitude: 40° 46' 45.37" N
Longitude: -72° 54' 55.37" W
The National Synchrotron Light Source II, or NSLS-II, is being constructed at Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York. It will cost US$912,000,000. The NSLS-II will replace the current NSLS. Construction of NSLS-II began in 2009 and operations ar…
Moriches (/mʊərˈɪtʃɪz/ mohr-ICH-iz) is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Suffolk County, New York, United States.
Calverton Executive Airpark (IATA: CTO, FAA LID: 3C8, formerly CTO) is a public-owned private-use airport located three miles (5 km) west of the central business district of the Calverton hamlet, in the Town of Riverhead, Suffolk County, New York, U…
WPTY (105.3 FM, "Party 105") is a Rhythmic/Dance Hits station serving the Long Island market, mostly throughout Eastern Suffolk County. The JVC Media LLC outlet broadcasts at 105.3 MHz with their antenna based in Manorville, New York at an effective…
Smith Point County Park is a beachfront park facing the Atlantic Ocean on the east end of Fire Island, along the central south shore of Long Island, near Shirley, New York, USA.
Patchogue is a station of the Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road in the village of Patchogue, New York. It is on Division Street between West Avenue (Suffolk County Road 19) and South Ocean Avenue.
Newfield High School is a public high school in Selden, New York, which is located in Suffolk County, Long Island in the United States.
Gordon Heights is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Suffolk County, New York, United States.
Brookhaven Calabro Airport (IATA: WSH, ICAO: KHWV, FAA LID: HWV) is a public airport located one mile (1.6 km) north of the central business district of Shirley, in Suffolk County, New York, United States.
West Sayville is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, United States.
WRCN-FM (103.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk format. Licensed to Riverhead, New York, it began broadcasting in 1962 under the WAPC-FM call sign. The station serves the eastern Long Island area. Over the years some respected names h…
Moriches Inlet (/mʊərˈɪtʃɪz/ mohr-ICH-iz) is an inlet connecting Moriches Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. The name Moriches comes from Meritces, a Native American who owned land on Moriches Neck.
East Shoreham is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Suffolk County, New York, United States.
The Carmans River is a 10-mile (16 km) long river in Brookhaven in Suffolk County on Long Island.
Bayport Aerodrome (FAA LID: 23N) (formerly known as Davis Field) is a historic rural airport one mile northwest of Bayport, New York. The airport has a grass runway and is owned and operated by the Town of Islip.
WJVC (96.1 FM, "My Country 96.1") is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Center Moriches, New York, the station serves the eastern Long Island area. Its transmitter is located in Manorville, New York.
WALK (1370 AM) is a radio station licensed to Patchogue, New York.
The Theodore Roosevelt Council, 386 is a local council of the Boy Scouts of America.