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Fire Island National SeashoreAerial view of Wilderness Visitor Center and Smith Point County Park.
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Fire Island National Seashore
Nearby Attractions
 

National Park Service Areas

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
38 miles (at least 1+ hour) from Patchogue, NY
[20 Sagamore Hill Rd., Oyster Bay, NY 11771]



Gateway National Recreation Area
Jamaica Bay Unit: 
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge — 53 miles (at least 1¼+ hours) from Patchogue, NY
[Cross Bay Blvd, Far Rockaway, NY 11693]
Floyd Bennett Field — 57 miles (at least 1¼+ hours) from Patchogue, NY
[50 Aviation Rd, Brooklyn, NY 11234]

Staten Island Unit:
Fort Wadsworth — 66 miles (at least 1½+ hours) from Patchogue, NY
[210 New York Ave., Staten Island, NY 10305]

Sandy Hook Unit:
Fort Hancock/Sandy Hook Lighthouse — 113 miles by road (at least 2½+ hours) from Patchogue, NY
[58 N. Hartshorne Rd., Fort Hancock, NJ 07732]


National Parks of New York Harbor
Ellis Island and Statue of Liberty National Monument
64 miles by road (at least 1½-2+ hours) from Patchogue, NY to Statue Cruises' Battery Park Ferry Terminal
[17 Battery Place, New York, NY 10004-1207]

Manhattan Sites
(Parking is limited and very expensive; public transportation recommended.)
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
59 miles (at least 1½-2+ hours) from Patchogue, NY
[28 E 20th St, New York, NY 10003]

Hamilton Grange National Memorial
60 miles from Patchogue, NY
[currently closed]

General Grant National Memorial
62 miles (at least 1½-2+ hours) from Patchogue, NY
[122nd Street & Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10027]

Federal Hall National Memorial
63 miles (at least 1½-2+ hours) from Patchogue, NY
[26 Wall St, New York, NY 10005]
 



National Parks in nearby New Jersey

Edison National Historic Site
81 miles (at least 2-2½+ hours) from Patchogue, NY
[West Orange, NJ 07052]

Morristown National Historical Park
95 miles (at least 2-2½+ hours) from Patchogue, NY
[30 Washington Place, Morristown, NJ 07960]


National Parks in nearby Connecticut

Weir Farm National Historic Site
96 miles (at least 2-2½+ hours) from Patchogue, NY
[735 Nod Hill Road, Wilton, CT 06897]
You may be get to Weir Farm from Long Island by taking the  Bridgeport & Port Jefferson vehicle ferry from Port Jefferson, NY to Bridgeport, CT (46 miles/1½ hours driving time + ferry time and fare).




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Close-up view of pinkish sundew plants, bright green mosses, and spike-like leaves of other plants.  

Did You Know?
Tiny insectivorous plants called sundews (Drosera rotundifolia and D. intermedia) may be found in the low moist swales between dunes in the Fire Island wilderness area. Sundew gets its name from the glistening sticky substance on its leaves that traps ants and other small insects.
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Last Updated: May 17, 2008 at 12:41 EST