Old Field
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Location in New York
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1927 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | new York | ||
| County : | Suffolk County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 58 ′ N , 73 ° 8 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 918 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 170 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 5.7 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 5.4 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 9 m | ||
| Postal code : | 11733 | ||
| Area code : | +1 631 | ||
| FIPS : | 36-54617 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 2391035 | ||
| Website : | www.oldfieldny.org | ||
Old Field is a place on the north coast of Long Island in the US state of New York . It has the status of a incorporated village within the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County . According to the 2010 census, the village had 918 inhabitants.
geography
Old Field has an area of 5.7 km², of which 5.4 km² is land and 0.3 km² is water. It occupies the area of a peninsula in the Long Island Sound . It borders Stony Brook to the south and Setauket-East Setauket to the southeast . To the north is a lagoon called Flax Pond , which is an important natural area. Old Field is separated from another peninsula belonging to Setauket ( Strongs Neck ) by Conscience Bay , a sandy spur extends further east into Port Jefferson Harbor , on the other side of which are Poquott , Port Jefferson and Belle Terre . Cape Crane Neck forms the northwestern tip of the peninsula and at the same time the eastern edge of Smithtown Bay . South of it is the public beach West Meadow Beach , which becomes a peninsula by the West Meadow Creek flowing to Stony Brook Harbor .
Old Field is sparsely populated and mostly a residential area of widely spaced villas in a wooded area.
history
The place name (English for Old Field ) refers to an area used for agriculture by Indians and fallow when the Europeans arrived. The place was settled by these later than the more inland areas and initially only used as pasture. The first known development dates from 1725. A first lighthouse was built in 1823. For a long time it was characterized by agriculture and fishing until it became a residential and holiday resort for the rich in the early 20th century.
Culture and sights
At the northernmost point of the peninsula is the Old Field Point Light, built in 1868 .
Infrastructure
Old Field has only smaller local roads and no own connection to train or bus routes, but these are available in nearby Stony Brook.