New York · United States
Brookhaven travel guide
Brookhaven is a city in New York, United States, home to about 486,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- ISP16 km · Long Island MacArthur Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/New York
- Language
- Carolinian, Chamorro, Hawaiian
About
About Brookhaven
Brookhaven is a large suburban town in Suffolk County, New York, United States, on Long Island. With a population of 488,497 as of 2022, it is the second most populous town in New York (after Hempstead, in the adjacent Nassau County) and the third most populous community in the state.
Brookhaven is one of the more unique places on Long Island. It features the easternmost parts of the sprawling NYC suburbs at its west end (locals say that New York State Route 112 in Brookhaven serves as the dividing line between suburban and rural Long Island) and the westernmost parts of the rural eastern half of Long Island (including tremendous nature preserves, state forests, and national parks/preserves).
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Things to do
What to see and do in Brookhaven
See
- Brookhaven National Laboratory
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park
- Catholic Health Amphitheater at Bald Hill (formerly Brookhaven Amphitheater)
- Long Island Game Farm
- Old Field Point Light
Do
- Smiths Point Beach
- Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge
- Rocky Point State Pine Barrens Preserve
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Where to stay
Hotels in Brookhaven
1 hotel within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Terry-Ketcham Inn | 11.6 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Brookhaven
Brookhaven has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; March is the wettest, with about 126 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Brookhaven: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP), about 16 km from the city centre in a straight line; Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN, 54 km) and Westchester County Airport (HPN, 74 km) are also within reach.
Getting around
There are several major roads that allow for easy travel to various points of Brookhaven.
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ISP · Long Island MacArthur Airport
HVN · Tweed New Haven Airport
HPN · Westchester County Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Brookhaven
Stay safe
For the most part, Brookhaven is a safe town at all times of the day and night, and the residents are proud in keeping their community safe, clean, and tight-knit. Chances are that the most rowdy behavior a tourist will encounter in Brookhaven is college partying by students at Stony Brook University. Like any large community, though, there are some areas which might be best to avoid, although most of the crimes are not targeted against tourists and are generally drug-related, gang-related. These areas include Mastic, Mastic Beach, and North Bellport, in addition to much of Gordon Heights and parts of Coram, East Patchogue, Medford, and Ridge.
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Questions
Brookhaven: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Brookhaven?
Brookhaven has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; March is the wettest, with about 126 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Brookhaven?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP), about 16 km from the city centre in a straight line; Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN, 54 km) and Westchester County Airport (HPN, 74 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Brookhaven?
United States dollar (USD).
Nearby
Destinations near Brookhaven
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.