Fort Terry

Fort Terry was a coastal fortification on , a small island just off Orient Point, New York, . This strategic position afforded it a commanding view over the Atlantic entrance to the commercially vital .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Plum Island Lighthouse and Plum Island Animal Disease Center.

Lighthouse
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Plum Island Light is located on the western end of , which lies in the , east of Orient Point at the end of the North Fork of , . is situated 1½ miles southwest of Fort Terry.

Military installation
is a United States federal research facility dedicated to the study of foreign animal diseases of livestock. It is a national laboratory of the Department of Homeland Security Directorate for Science and Technology, and operates as a partnership with the U.S. is situated 1 mile west of Fort Terry.

Lighthouse
Orient Point Light is a sparkplug lighthouse off Orient Point, New York in Plum Gut of – the deep and narrow gap between Orient Point and Plum Island. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Fort Terry.

Fort Terry

Latitude
41.1843° or 41° 11′ 4″ north
Longitude
-72.18769° or 72° 11′ 16″ west
Open location code
87H95RM6+PW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5774408710
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Wiki­data ID
Q5472172
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Satellite Map

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Highlights include Plum Island Fire Department and Plum Gut Harbor.

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