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Suffolk County
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Head of the Harbor

Head of the Harbor is a village in , on the North Shore of , , United States. The population was 1,472 at the time of the 2010 census.
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  • Type: Village with 1,520 residents
  • Description: village in Suffolk County, New York, United States
  • Also known as: “Head of the Harbor, New York” and “Head of the Harbor, NY”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Long Island Museum of American Art, History, and Carriages and Stony Brook Grist Mill.

Museum
The , known as the Long Island Museum, is a nine-acre museum located in .

Watermill
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The is a Registered Historic Place property in , . Its construction in 1699 created the Mill Pond astride the Brookhaven-Smithtown boundary. The mill structure itself dates back to at least circa 1751.

General store
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The Saint James General Store is a general store located on the northwest corner of Moriches and Harbor Hill Roads in Saint James, New York. Established in 1857, it is a contributing property of the Saint James District, which is primarily in the vicinity of New York State Route 25A in St.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint James and Stony Brook.

Village
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St. James is a hamlet and census-designated place in , United States. The population of the CDP was 13,487 at the 2020 census. St. is situated 1½ miles south of Head of the Harbor.

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is a hamlet bordering the Long Island Sound, located in northern , on , in . This historic town is home to University, The School, Three Village School District, and the “Stony Brook Village.”…

Village
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is a village in , on the North Shore of , in , United States. The village population was 1,564 at the 2020 census. The Incorporated Village of is located entirely within the . is situated 2 miles west of Head of the Harbor.

Head of the Harbor

Latitude
40.90343° or 40° 54′ 12″ north
Longitude
-73.15789° or 73° 9′ 28″ west
Population
1,520
Elevation
121 feet (37 metres)
Open location code
87G8WR3R+9R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158851942
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
5120348
Wiki­data ID
Q1019293
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Head of the Harbor” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “هيد أف هاربور”
  • Basque: “Head of the Harbor”
  • Catalan: “Head of the Harbor”
  • Cebuano: “Head of the Harbor”
  • Chinese: “前港村”
  • Chinese: “黑德港”
  • French: “Head of the Harbor”
  • German: “Head of the Harbor”
  • Gilaki: “هد آو د هاربر (نيۊیؤرک)”
  • Gilaki: “هد آو د هاربر”
  • Haitian: “Head of the Harbor, New York”
  • Haitian: “Head of the Harbor”
  • Italian: “Head of the Harbor”
  • Ladin: “Head of the Harbor”
  • Malagasy: “Head of the Harbor, New York”
  • Malagasy: “Head of the Harbor”
  • Mazanderani: “هد آو د هاربر (نیویورک)”
  • Mazanderani: “هد آو د هاربر”
  • Polish: “Head of the Harbor”
  • Serbian: “Хед ов Харбор”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Head of the Harbor, New York”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Head of the Harbor”
  • Slovenian: “Head of the Harbor”
  • Spanish: “Head of the Harbor (Nueva York)”
  • Spanish: “Head of the Harbor”
  • Turkish: “Head of the Harbor”
  • Ukrainian: “Гед-оф-те-Гарбор”
  • Volapük: “Head of the Harbor, New York”
  • Volapük: “Head of the Harbor”
  • Welsh: “Head of the Harbor, Efrog Newydd”
  • Welsh: “Head of the Harbor”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Avalon Park and Harmony Vineyards.

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