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Places near Stony Brook by type
All 292 places by distance →One day from Stony Brook
5 stops, one loop, back by 2:23 pm
55 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Stony Brook
- Flax Pondlake · 45 min
- Nissequogue River State Parkpark · 45 min
- Caleb Smith State Parknature spot · 2 hrs
- Vajiradhammapadip TempleBuddhist site · 1 hrs
- Islamic Association of Long Islandisland · 30 min
- Back in Stony Brook
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Stony Brook?
All Souls Episcopal Church (church, about 1 km), Long Island Museum of American Art, History, and Carriages (island, about 2 km), Flax Pond (lake, about 5 km), Old Field Point Light (beach, about 8 km), Nissequogue River State Park (park, about 11 km), Vajiradhammapadip Temple (Buddhist site, about 11 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Stony Brook?
128 places on Spotwander: 24 parks, 29 wildlife, forests & gardens, 20 churches, 15 museums, 11 lakes, dams & reservoirs.
Which is the nearest park to Stony Brook?
Nissequogue River State Park, about 11 km by road; Sunken Meadow State Park (13 km) is next.
Which is the nearest sanctuary to Stony Brook?
Caleb Smith State Park, about 14 km by road; Blydenburgh Park Historic District (15 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Stony Brook?
Start in Stony Brook, visit Flax Pond, then Nissequogue River State Park, then Caleb Smith State Park, then Vajiradhammapadip Temple, then Islamic Association of Long Island, and drive back — about 55 km by road in all.