Sexton Island

Sexton Island is an island in Suffolk County, New York. Sexton Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Kismet, as well as near the village Saltaire.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fire Island Lighthouse and Lighthouse Beach.

Fire Island Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: SibeliusHicks, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Fire Island Lighthouse is a visible landmark on the Great South Bay, in southern Suffolk County, New York, on the western end of Fire Island, a barrier island off the southern coast of Long Island.

Lighthouse Beach

Beach

Photo: ThreeOneFive, Public domain.

Lighthouse Beach is a small section of the Fire Island National Seashore that is adjacent to Robert Moses State Park on New York's Long Island. It was notable for having sections that were officially designated as clothing optional prior to 2013. Lighthouse Beach is situated 1½ miles southeast of Sexton Island.

Fire Island Inlet Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Harvey Barrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Fire Island Inlet Bridge, an integral part of the Robert Moses Causeway, is a two-lane, steel tied arch span with a concrete deck that carries the parkway over Fire Island Inlet. Fire Island Inlet Bridge is situated 2 miles southwest of Sexton Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kismet and Saltaire.

Kismet

Hamlet

Photo: Spencerbeggs, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kismet is a hamlet in the Town of Islip, in Suffolk County, New York, United States. It is the westernmost beach community on Fire Island, immediately west of Saltaire and east of the Fire Island Lighthouse. Kismet is situated 2 miles southeast of Sexton Island.

Saltaire

Village

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Saltaire is a village on Fire Island in the Town of Islip, in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The year-round population was 113 at the time of the 2020 census, although the population of the village – being a summer beach community – increases many times over in the summer. Saltaire is situated 2 miles southeast of Sexton Island.

Captree

Hamlet

Captree is a hamlet and census-designated place located on the Outer Barrier, within the towns of Babylon and Islip, in Suffolk County, New York, United States. Captree is situated 2½ miles west of Sexton Island.

Sexton Island

Type: Island
Category: landform
Location: Suffolk County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.65038° or 40° 39′ 1″ north

Longitude

-73.22956° or 73° 13′ 46″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87G8MQ2C+55

GeoNames ID

5137714

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