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The vessel had departed Ocean Beach, Fire Island, 10 minutes earlier, and was approximately 300 yards (270 m) from the dock at Fair Harbor, Fire Island, when the fire broke out. No passengers or crewmembers were injured, and no pollution resulted. The cost of repairing the vessel was $490,000.
Point O' Woods is a hamlet that consists of a private vacation retreat on Fire Island, New York, United States.Although it has services such as a ferry port, a general store, church and fire department, only members and their guests are allowed in through the hamlet's gate or on the private ferry that runs to Point O' Woods from Bay Shore, New York.
The Otis Pike Fire Island High Dune Wilderness, also known as Fire Island Wilderness, is a 1,380-acre (5.6 km 2; 2.16 sq mi) wilderness area on Fire Island. [5] It is approximately seven miles (11 km) long and located on the eastern side of Fire Island. The United States Congress designated the Otis Pike High Dune Wilderness Area in 1980.
The rural hamlet became popular with affluent New Yorkers looking to escape the city to white sand beaches of the Great South Bay and the fishing villages of Fire Island. It was a tourist spot on weekends and during the summer, in large part because the newly built Long Island Rail Road enabled easy access from New York City.
On or about March 4, 1907, the ferry company became a subsidiary of a holding company, the newly-incorporated Seashore Municipal Railroad Company. On September 27, 1907, the Long Beach Transportation Company was merged into the Great South Bay Ferry Company; thereafter the ferry company was the owner of the trolley route.
Ocean Bay Park is a hamlet in the town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County, New York, United States. It is located on Fire Island, a barrier island separated from the southern side of Long Island by the Great South Bay. To reach Ocean Bay Park, one must take a ferry or water taxi from Bay Shore. Housing includes group houses and family homes.
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It is the westernmost beach community on Fire Island, immediately west of Saltaire and east of the Fire Island Lighthouse. Kismet is accessible by road or on foot via Robert Moses State Park to the west, or by ferry from Bay Shore on Long Island. [1] [2]