Long Island Sights - R through Z
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I am a Long Island native, and there is plenty to do here. In this context, by Long Island I am referring not to the geographical fish-shaped
island of Long Isand, but rather Nassau and Suffolk Counties, i.e. not Brooklyn and Queens (New York City).
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Robert J. Henke Nature Preserve (Lake Grove)
8/21/2020
Getaway walk and snack
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8/27/2023
Pretty moss
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Snack time after a couple laps
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6/15/2025
A good day ...
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... for bird listening ...
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... followed by a snack
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Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Sands Point Preserve (Sands Point)
9/2/2022
The site sign
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Castle Gould from thge parking lot ...
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... and a little closer ...
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... as we head inside
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Some history ...
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... of the mansions ...
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... and aerial view
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Hempstead House ...
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... with me and Mom
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Detail of the front ...
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... and entrance
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A view of the gardens ...
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... towards the water ...
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... and back at the mansion
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Mom enjoys ...
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... a view of the water
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A panorama of the Sound ...
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... looking east ...
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... and west
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Organic Vegetable Garden
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Time for lunch
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Pretty-looking pond ...
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... and me
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A view from the other end
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Mom watches me ...
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... on the beach
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East again ...
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... and west
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Rocky north shore
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Smith Point County Park
9/5/2024 Drove to Smith Point County Park and parked at the far west end of the huge parking lot with only a few other
cars in the whole lot. ... Moved the car to the other end of the lot and walked over to the TWA Flight 800 Memorial. Dedicated in July 2004,
the memorial includes landscaped grounds, flags from the 13 countries of the victims, and a curved black granite memorial with the names
engraved on one side and an illustration on the other of a wave releasing 230 seagulls. In July 2006, an abstract black granite statue of a
10-foot-high (3.0 m) lighthouse was added above a tomb holding many of the victims' personal belongings. The whole area is extremely well-maintained,
with lots of plants and flowers in attractive arrangements.
Lots of parking ...
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... after Labor Day
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... and the park sign
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Entrance to TWA Flight 800 Memorial
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Wave releasing 230 seagulls
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Other entrance with flags ...
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... of 13 countries
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Granite sign ...
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... and detailed ...
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... granite ...
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... information panels
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The main memorial area ...
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... with granite panel ...
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... carved with names of souls lost
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Me at the main area
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Smithown Historical Society (Smithown)
8/8/2025
The site sign ...
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... and map
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Sign for the ...
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Epenetus Smith Tavern
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Tavern view from the front
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The AR app shows us ...
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... Smith and the tavern
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Joshua Hartt, my car ...
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... and the church
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Some farm horses ...
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... and chickens ...
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... with a closeup
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William Arthur's big barn
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Arthur tells us about ...
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... burning Fort Solonga
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Sign for the ...
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Franklin O. Arthur Farmhouse
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Sign for the ...
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Roseneath Cottage
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Blacksmith Shop
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Sign for the ...
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Judge John Lawrence Smith Homestead
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The long porch ...
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... with me
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Caleb Smith at the house
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Suffolk County Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park
5/15/1993
The memorial from afar ...
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... and closer ...
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... with me and Maureen
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Sunken Meadow State Park
Sweetbriar Nature Center (Smithtown)
7/11/2021
The site sign ...
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... and trail maps
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A rescued bird
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On the trails ...
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... including me on the Greenbelt
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A cool tree ...
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... with trunk like an elephant foot
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Mom at another area...
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... with pretty ducks
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A friendly deer ...
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... hangs near the main building
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Tackapausha Museum and Preserve (Seaford)
7/1/1990
On the trail - me, ...
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... and Maureen ...
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... to this swampy area
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Target Rock National Wildlife Refuge
Thomas Moran House National Historic Landmark (East Hampton)
8/16/2012 From there we continued to East Hampton and the Thomas Morgan House NHL. This is the 1837–1926 home of the
painter of the Hudson River School, known for his landscape paintings in the American West. The house is in really bad shape, with shoring
wood all over including supporting the main front of the house and the chimney. After strolling around a little, checking out the creepy
place, we headed east some more ...
The sign and house
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Nice detail but overgrown
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A look inside
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Lots of support needed
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Theodore Roosevelt Augmented Reality (Oyster Bay)
10/5/2025
Crossing the LIRR ...
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... to the old station house
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What it looked like
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Sign for the TRAR app
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TR - Family Man
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I thought he was taller ;-)
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AR closeup
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Good view of the station
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TR - Statesman
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Closeup of the building ...
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... and further back with me
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TR - Innovator
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Location in the app
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TR - President of Firsts
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Station house ...
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... details
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Info kiosk
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Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park (Oyster Bay)
10/5/2025
A panorama of Oyster Bay Harbor ...
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... and views northwest ...
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... and northeast
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... then with me ...
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... and Mom
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Harbor Patrol heading out
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Another look northwest
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Two looks ...
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... back into the park
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TR memorial plaque
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Exhibit area for ...
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... Roosevelt Memorial Rocks
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Plaques ...
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with basic info ...
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... and detailed list
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1858 New York Birth Home
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1876-1880 Cambridge, MA
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1881 Morton Hall, NY
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Elkhorn Ranch, North Dakota
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NYC Civil Service Act
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1895 Mulberry Street, NY
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1897-98 Rock Creek Park, DC
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1898 San Juan Hill, Cuba
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Camp Black, Montauk Point
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Erie Canal, Herkimer, NY
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Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay
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1900 Phili Nomination Home
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1901 Adirondack Mountains
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Wilcox House, Buffalo, NY
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PA Anthracite Mines (Strike)
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Portsmouth, NH
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Big Stick and Square Deal
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U.S. Navy Great White Fleet
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Authoring 31 Books
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TR Memorial Oak ...
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... and plaque
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Looking back at the park
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Trail View State Park
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Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium (Centerport)
3/16/1991
The mansion outside ...
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... with the family
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A nice diorama
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Maureen looking at the displays
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Lots of natural exhibits
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Great model and view
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Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Park
Welwyn Preserve (Glen Cove)
7/16/1995
Maureen navigates the trail
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Me by some old building
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At the Sound - Maureen, ...
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... and me
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Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge
William Sidney Mount House National Historic Landmark (Stony Brook)
4/24/2011 The family met at Mom’s house and almost immediately headed right back out to Stony Brook, where we parked in front of the William
Sydney Mount NHL. This is a wood sided and shingled house built in 1725 where Hudson Valley School painter William Sidney Mount lived and had a studio from 1807 to
1868. We photoed and walked around the large house, and tried to figure out if it was currently lived in. There appeared to be living house plants inside, yet
there was stuff strewn all around the floors in a real mess.
The front of the house
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Ken and Mom, ...
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... me, ...
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... and Kim and Terry
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The whole family out front
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Youngs Memorial Cemetery (Oyster Bay)
7/3/1995 [Gravesite of President Teddy Roosevelt]
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