Around East Rockaway ...
For comparison, East Rockaway has a population of 9,800 people.
Below is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from East Rockaway, with the nearest first.
- Bay Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bay Park is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Park
- Lynbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Malverne Park Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Malverne Park Oaks is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malverne Park Oaks
- Hewlett Bay Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hewlett Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hewlett Harbor is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
- Hewlett
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oceanside
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rockville Centre
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Barnum Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barnum Island is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum Island
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- Harbor Isle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Harbor Isle is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Isle
- Hewlett Neck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hewlett Neck is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett Neck
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Island Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Island Park is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
- Malverne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North Lynbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Lynbrook is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lynbrook
- South Valley Stream
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- South Valley Stream is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley Stream
For more communities neighboring East Rockaway, please visit our County-by-County Page for East Rockaway.
Nassau County ...
East Rockaway is located in Nassau County<3>.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Nassau County: Bronx, Queens & Suffolk.
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Rockaway ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Rockaway.
Airports Near East Rockaway ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<4> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to East Rockaway and that information can be found on the Airports Page for East Rockaway.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Rockaway ...
Looking for more information about East Rockaway? A good source is the TripAdvisor website and we always start with their TripAdvisor page for East Rockaway. Their page will give you an overview and then additional links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the TripAdvisor page for East Rockaway, there are neighboring communities that also have TripAdvisor pages. A list of those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for East Rockaway.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of New York:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- Also of Interest:
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for East Rockaway. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Nassau, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to East Rockaway), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |