The Plandomes
The Plandomes are a set of three small, adjacent villages (Plandome, Plandome Heights, and Plandome Manor) in the Town of North Hempstead, Nassau County, Long Island, New York. The Plandomes are well-known for their natural beauty and affluence, as well as for their terrific access to New York City.
Understand
Situated on the west side of Cow Neck (also known as Manhasset Neck), along Manhasset Bay, the three Plandomes contain some of the finest residential real estate on Long Island. They were all developed in the early-to-mid-20th century – most famously what is now the Village of Plandome.
The Plandomes are all anchored by Manhasset – although the northernmost and the most northeastern parts of the Village of Plandome Manor are anchored by Port Washington. In fact, you will likely hear many of the locals from the Plandomes refer to themselves as being from Manhasset or Port Washington as opposed to whichever one of the Plandomes they live in.
Get in
By train
The Plandomes can be reached very easily by train. In fact, the Plandome station on the Port Washington Branch is located on Stonytown Road, above the post office, and sees very frequent service to and from Manhattan to the west and Port Washington to the northeast.
By car
The Plandomes can be accessed easily by car, as well – Plandome Road, North Plandome Road, and Stonytown Road all pass through the area and serve as its major thoroughfares.
Get around
The best way to get around the Plandomes is by car or bicycle. while the housing developments are very walkable, much of Plandome Road in the Village of Plandome lacks sidewalks, and streets the main part of Plandome do not connect at all with the Chester Hill section of Plandome Heights (or even to the Plandome Pond Park on the Plandome Heights side of the border).
The Village of Plandome Manor has shared use paths along North Plandome Road and Stonytown Road, and are terrific options for getting around on foot or by bicycle.
See
- 🌍 Science Museum of Long Island, 1526 North Plandome Road, Plandome Manor, ☏ +1 516 627-9400. Located at Nassau County's Leeds Pond Preserve in the Village of Plandome Manor, this great museum in a gorgeous old home is a must-see for anyone fascinated by how our world works.
- 🌍 Plandome Country Club, 145 Stonytown Rd, Plandome & Plandome Manor, ☏ +1 516 627-1200. A beautiful country club with great opportunities for train watching – the Long Island Rail Road's Port Washington Branch runs adjacent to the golf course – and the Plandome LIRR station is right next to the club, too.
- 🌍 Plandome Heights Village Preserve, Bayview Cir, Plandome Heights. A beautiful, village-owned nature preserve within the Village of Plandome Heights.
- 🌍 Plandome Pond Park, N Bourndale Rd, Plandome Heights. A beautiful passive park within the Village of Plandome Heights. It has many entrances, including from N Bourndale Rd, S Bourndale Rd, and Webster Ave. It is owned and operated by the Town of North Hempstead.
- 🌍 Plandome Village Hall, 65 South Dr, Plandome, ☏ +1 516 627-1748. Located in the heart of the Village of Plandome, this gorgeous structure serves as the Village's municipal building and, along with Village Green (located behind Village Hall), is a major community meeting space within Plandome Village. It also contains the Village of Plandome Fire Department and a 9/11 memorial.
Stay safe
All three of the Plandome villages are very safe places, both during the day and at night. They are also constantly patrolled by the Nassau County Police Department. Being calm, quiet places, any inappropriate behavior catches the attention of the locals and the police very quickly.
Be sure to obey all posted speed limits, and if driving around a bend with a posted advisory speed (these are those cute, diamond-shaped yellow signs with arrows or other images, accompanied by a speed and often with text, such as "SHARP TURN", "SLOW", etc.), be sure to heed the advice from the signs, too – especially on Plandome Road, North Plandome Road, and Stonytown Road (the main thoroughfares through the Plandomes). These three roads have a few rather sharp turns, and while they are heavily-used and excellently-maintained, it always pays to obey traffic signs – especially if you are unfamiliar with an area.
Go next
| Routes through The Plandomes |
| Manhattan ← Manhasset ← | SW NE | → Port Washington → Port Washington |