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Off Orient point, north eastern tip of Long Island, NY, Oyster pond reef, Plum gut Coordinates 41°9′48.393″N 72°13′25.014″W / 41.16344250°N 72.22361500°W / 41.16344250; -72.22361500
Cross Sound Ferry is a passenger and road vehicle ferry service operating between New London, Connecticut and Orient, New York on Long Island.. The service is privately owned and operated by Cross Sound Ferry Services, headquartered in New London and run by the Wronowski family, which also owns and operates the Block Island Express ferry service and the Thames Shipyard and Repair Company.
Orient is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York, United States.The CDP's population was 743 at the 2010 census. [2]Orient and Orient Point are used almost interchangeably.
Orient Long Beach Bar Light is a lighthouse off Orient, New York. It was originally a screwpile lighthouse that was later converted to concrete caisson foundation. [ 1 ] Its early appearance as a screwpile lighthouse gave it the nickname "Bug Light" as there were no other such lighthouses in the vicinity.
Plum Island Light is located on the western end of Plum Island, which lies in the Long Island Sound, east of Orient Point at the end of the North Fork of Long Island, New York. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] An historic granite lighthouse originally built in 1869 sits at the site, but no longer serves as an active aid to navigation.
Long Island Sound 1850 1979 Active ... Orient Point Light: Orient 1899 1958 Active Optic 64 ft (20 m ... (As a lighthouse) — 305 ft (93 m)
Orient Point Light, lighthouse in New York This page was last edited on 4 May 2022, at 00:20 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
Orient Beach State Park is a 363-acre (1.47 km 2) [2] [5] state park located in Southold, New York. [6] The park is situated at the tip of the North Fork of Long Island.. Long Beach, located within the park, was designated a National Natural Landmark in April 1980 [7] for its 2.5-mile (4.0 km) sand spit beach demonstrating plant succession from salt marsh to maritime red cedar forest.