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Welcome to Point Lookout ...

Point Lookout is located in Nassau County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Point Lookout, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

A typical abbreviation for Point Lookout: Pt. Lookout

Point Lookout is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Point Lookout lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Point Lookout: 516 & 363<3>

Communities Also Named Point Lookout ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Point Lookout: This one is located in Nassau County and the other is located in Queens County.

Beyond New York, there are 8 communities that are also named Point Lookout - they are located in Maryland, Missouri, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Point Lookout.

Communities near Point Lookout ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Point Lookout.

  • Hempstead
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Freeport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Valley Stream
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Long Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Glen Cove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Lindenhurst
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockville Centre
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Garden City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Mineola
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Lynbrook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Point Lookout. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Point Lookout.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Point Lookout. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Point Lookout.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Point Lookout. See our Newspapers Page for Point Lookout.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Point Lookout ...

Looking for more information about Point Lookout? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Point Lookout, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Point Lookout.

Adding Point Lookout to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Point Lookout in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Point Lookout was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Point Lookout post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Point Lookout.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Point Lookout. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Nassau County: www.nassaucountyny.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Point Lookout - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 516 code has been Overlayed with the 363 area code. New phone numbers in the Point Lookout area will be assigned with one of these codes: 516 or 363. As a result, placing a call in the Point Lookout area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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