Joseph Sanford Jr. Channel is a cultural feature (channel) in Nassau County. The primary coordinates for Joseph Sanford Jr. Channel places it within the NY 11096 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Joseph Sanford Jr. Channel |
Category: | New York physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Cultural |
Class: | Channel |
History: | Name changed by S.1668 — 115th Congress (2017-2018), signed into law by President Trump Oct. 9, 2018, in honor of Joseph Sanford, Jr., a 17-year veteran of the Inwood Volunteer Fire Department, who lived near the channel and who died Dec. 23, 2014, five days after he fell through the floor of a Woodmere home while responding to an early morning fire. |
County: | Nassau County |
Latitude: | 40.6148267 |
Longitude: | -73.768744 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Joseph Sanford Jr. Channel: Joseph Sanford Jr. Channel.
Inwood, NY
(1.4 miles ENE) Lawrence, NY (1.9 miles E) Cedarhurst, NY (2.4 miles ENE) Atlantic Beach, NY (2.7 miles SE) Woodmere, NY (3.1 miles ENE) |
Woodsburgh, NY
(3.4 miles ENE) Hewlett Neck, NY (3.9 miles E) South Valley Stream, NY (3.9 miles NE) Hewlett Bay Park, NY (4.1 miles ENE) Hewlett, NY (4.3 miles ENE) |
Bayswater, NY
(< 0.1 mile) Edgemere, NY (1.4 miles S) Far Rockaway, NY (1.4 miles SE) Wave Crest, NY (1.4 miles SSE) Meadowmere Park, NY (1.9 miles NE) |
Somerville, NY
(1.9 miles SW) Arverne, NY (2.4 miles SW) Ocean Point, NY (2.4 miles ENE) Broad Channel, NY (2.7 miles WSW) Hammel, NY (2.7 miles SW) |