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Places near Islandia by type
All 289 places by distance →One day from Islandia
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:54 pm
46 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Islandia
- Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Parknature spot · 2 hrs
- Connetquot River State Park Preservenature spot · 2 hrs
- Lake Ronkonkomalake · 45 min
- Vajiradhammapadip TempleBuddhist site · 1 hrs
- New Millpondnature spot · 2 hrs
- Back in Islandia
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Islandia?
Veterans Memorial Triangle (monument, about 1 km), Connetquot River State Park Preserve (nature spot, about 5 km), Lake Ronkonkoma (lake, about 6 km), New Millpond (nature spot, about 7 km), Blydenburgh Park Historic District (nature spot, about 8 km), Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park (nature spot, about 8 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Islandia?
126 places on Spotwander: 31 parks, 26 wildlife, forests & gardens, 18 churches, 13 forts & heritage, 12 museums.
Which is the nearest park to Islandia?
Veterans Memorial Triangle, about 1 km by road; Heckscher State Park (13 km) is next.
Which is the nearest sanctuary to Islandia?
Connetquot River State Park Preserve, about 5 km by road; New Millpond (7 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Islandia?
Start in Islandia, visit Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park, then Connetquot River State Park Preserve, then Lake Ronkonkoma, then Vajiradhammapadip Temple, then New Millpond, and drive back — about 46 km by road in all.





















