The Cow Neck Peninsula is a peninsula in Nassau County,

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, on the

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of Long Island. Manhasset-Bay-NY-1917

Description

Hempstead, Manhasset, and Little Neck bays

The Cow Neck Peninsula was named Cow Neck in the 17th Century, in large part due to the fact that it served as a common pasture at the time. The Cow Neck Peninsula is famous for its affluence and historic communities, and was famous for its

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along

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throughout the 20th Century. It is believed that 90% of the concrete that built the foundations of

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came from the Port Washington sand mines, and that over 100 million tons of sand were shipped to

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. The Cow Neck Peninsula is also known as Manhasset Neck or simply as Cow Neck.

Geography

On its west side, the Cow Neck Peninsula is bordered by

Manhasset Bay Manhasset Bay, New York, is an embayment in western Long Island off Long Island Sound. Description Manhasset Bay forms the northeastern boundary of the Great Neck Peninsula and the southwestern boundary of Cow Neck (Port Washington Peninsu ...

. On its east side, it is bordered by Hempstead Harbor. To the north, it is bordered by the Long Island Sound. Some places on the Cow Neck Peninsula – notably in Flower Hill and

Manhasset Manhasset is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York. It is considered the anchor community of the Greater Manhasset area. The population was 8,176 at the 2020 United States ce ...

– reach elevations high enough for the skyline of New York City to be seen from ground level.

List of communities

The following towns are located on the Cow Neck Peninsula – either in part or in whole: * Baxter Estates * Flower Hill *

* Manorhaven *

Plandome Plandome is a village in the Town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. It is considered part of the Greater Manhasset area, which is anchored by Manhasset. The population was 1,349 ...

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* Plandome Manor * Port Washington * Port Washington North * Sands Point Additionally, the Cow Neck Peninsula is located entirely within the Town of North Hempstead.1873 Beers Map of North Hempstead.

References

{{Coord, 40, 50, 25, N, 73, 41, 13, W, type:landmark_region:US-NY_dim:10000, display=title Landforms of Nassau County, New York