About Locust Valley, New York
Locust Valley is a peaceful setting of elegant homes, rolling hills, two lane roads nestled in the heart of Long Island’s Gold Coast. The unincorporated hamlet of Locust Valley is located on the north shore of Long Island in Nassau County approximately 32 miles east of Manhattan and approximately 99 miles west of Montauk. The town was named in 1856, due to the locust trees punctuating the landscape. Locust Valley is a quaint, one square mile, unincorporated hamlet in Oyster Bay with shops, boutiques, a firehouse, library and a Long Island Railroad Station. Locust Valley borders the incorporated villages of Lattingtown, Matinecock and Mill Neck.
Living In Locust Valley, NY
Housing: Locust Valley home styles include capes, large and smaller colonials, ranches, cottages.
Transportation: Locust Valley can be reached by Locust Valley stop on the Long Island Road’s Oyster Bay branch.
Shopping: There is local shopping and restaurants in Locust Valley and a movie theater in nearby Glen Cove. Mall shopping can be found at Roosevelt Field,The Mall at Source and Americana Manhasset There is outlet shopping at Tanger Arches Outlet shopping in Deer Park.
Parks: There is access to parks and town beaches in Oyster Bay on the Long Island Sound. There is access Oyster Bay beaches including Centre Island Beaches and Charles E. Ransom Beach and Stehli Beach in Lattingtown.
Community Events: Taste of Locust Valley (January), The Dog Show (May), Summer Sidewalk Sale (August), The Harvest Festival and Oktoberfest (Fall), and an old-fashioned Christmas Festival (December)
Larger Venues: Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, Northfork Theater at Westbury
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Some Historical Information About Locust Valley
When the first railroad reached Locust Valley in 1879,it brought about a change for Locust Valley. It developed into a commercial center and thrived around the Locust Valley station and the nearby intersection of Forest Avenue / Buckram Road and Birch Hill Road. As the North Shore of Long Island grew into the Gold Coast in the early 20th century, the commercial center grew to serve the great estates that were being established in the surrounding communities of Bayville, Centre Island, Lattingtown, Mill Neck, Matinecock, Muttontown and The Brookvilles. Weekend guests arriving at the Locust Valley Station were often fetched in motorcars which would stop in the hamlet for last moment provisions.
The late 1800’s – the early 1900’s created new millionaires with new and expanded industries and many of them came to Long Island to build. Most of these powerful families came to Long Island because it was in close proximity to Manhattan, and was a sportsman’s paradise. There were foxhunts and horseback riding in Old Westbury and Wheatley Hills. Yachting and fishing could be found off the coast of Glen Cove, Sands Point, Kings Point, and Huntington. Golfing was popular in Brookville and North Hills.
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Some Locust Valley Listings
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Complete List of Homes for Sale in Locust Valley New York
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