South Haven, New York
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| South Haven | |
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| Coordinates: 40°47′N 72°53′W / 40.783°N 72.883°WCoordinates: 40°47′N 72°53′W / 40.783°N 72.883°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Suffolk |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
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South Haven is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, on the South Shore of Long Island.
South Haven is part of the Town of Brookhaven, not to be confused with the hamlet of Brookhaven with which it shares a ZIP Code.
For more information see Brookhaven (CDP), New York.
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[edit] Geography
Brookhaven is located at 40°47′52″N 72°53′58″W / 40.79778°N 72.89944°W (40.7833, -72.8833)[1].
South Haven is dominated by two large parcels of parkland -- South Haven County Park, and the Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge.
[edit] History
South Haven was the shortened form of the original name of the hamlet: South Brookhaven.
[edit] References
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
