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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.
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The park was created when the community deeded the bulk of the 4-mile-long (6 km) beach peninsula to the state in 1929. East Marion is a sleepy country hamlet with myriad bays and inlets, wildlife preserves and miles of rolling farmlands. Currently the community contains a series of bed and breakfasts along NY 25 between Greenport and Orient Point.
Surf through the past with these vintage beach pictures, starting in the 19th century. ... The 760-acre Point Defiance Park began as a military installation in the 1840s and today attracts more ...
Orient Bay Beach (Baie Orientale) includes an official nude south section which was the location of the Club Orient naturist resort that was destroyed by Hurricane Irma. [ 49 ] [ 50 ] Residence Adam & Eve is an adult-only clothing-optional resort located at Orient Bay close to the nude beach.
The Vail windmill was built by John and Jeremiah Vail in Orient's South Beach, on the North Fork of Long Island, NY in 1700. [5] The Gristmill was likely used to grind grain into flour or to pump water. Windmills were common in coastal towns like Orient, where the flat landscape and prevailing winds made them a practical source of power. [6] [7]
Boynton Beach rolled out its 16th red-light camera this week at a busy intersection, and five more are on the way.. There has been a camera stationed at Boynton Beach Boulevard and Northwest ...
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.