Orient Point
Orient Point is a cape in Suffolk County, New York.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cape
- Description: cape in Suffolk County, New York, United States of America
- Also known as: “Oyster Point”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Orient Point Lighthouse and Cross Sound Ferry.
Orient Point Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Orient Point Light is a sparkplug lighthouse off Orient Point, New York in Plum Gut of Long Island Sound – the deep and narrow gap between Orient Point and Plum Island.
Cross Sound Ferry
Station
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Plum Island Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orient and East Marion.
Orient
Hamlet
Photo: David Shankbone, CC BY 2.5.
Orient is a hamlet and census-designated place in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York, United States. The CDP's population was 743 at the 2010 census.
East Marion
Village
East Marion is a census-designated place that roughly corresponds to the hamlet by the same name in the town of Southold in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The CDP population was 926 at the 2010 census.
Orient Point
- Category: landform
- Location: Suffolk County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.16046° or 41° 9′ 38″ northLongitude
-72.23316° or 72° 13′ 59″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87H95Q68+5POpenStreetMap ID
node 7525199529OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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In Other Languages
“Orient Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Orient Point”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Orient Point and Hay Beach.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Oyster Pond Reef and Orient Point County Park.
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