Orient Beach State Park
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Orient Beach State Park
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 Entrance to Orient Beach State Park from Route 25. |
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| location | Southold , New York (State) , United States | |
| surface | 1.47 | |
| Geographical location | 41 ° 8 ′ N , 72 ° 16 ′ W | |
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| Setup date | 1929 | |
| administration | New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation | |
The Orient Beach State Park is a state park in the municipality of Town of Southold in Suffolk County (New York) , New York , United States. The park covers an area of 363 acres (1.47 km²) and is located at the tip of the North Fork of Long Island .
Long Beach , in the park area, was declared a National Natural Landmark in 1980 . The peninsula is a 2.5 mi (4 km) long spit on which the succession of salt marshes to stocks of Virginian juniper (red cedar) can be clearly traced.
The Orient Long Beach Bar Light (Bug Light) is also located in the park area .
geography
The Long Beach spit protrudes from the northeast end of the North Fork to the southwest into Gardiners Bay . The water surface between the spit and the Orient is also known as the Peconic River and can be counted in the broadest sense of the river's estuary, although the river comes from the west, from Calverton . The spit more and more closes the northern arm of the river ( Peconic River Little Bay , Long Beach Bay ) from the sea and will possibly connect to the island of Shelter Island in geological time . To the northeast of the park is a landing stage for the Cross Sund Ferry .
A state parkway runs along the spit to Bens Point approximately in the middle of the spit. The southwestern tip of the spit is called Long Beach Point and a little further southeast, almost halfway to Cornelius Point on Shelter Island, is the Orient Long Beach Bar Light .
Freetime activities
The park offers 45,000 ft (14 km / 8.5 mi) of coastline on either side of the narrow strip of sand. There is a beach, picnic facilities, a playground and a nature trail, as well as opportunities for hiking, cycling and fishing. Camping is not allowed.
Restrictions on boats
Since 1997 it has been illegal to moor with boats on the coast of the park so that the endangered bird species, such as the yellow-footed plover , and the special plant communities enjoy adequate protection.
Flora and fauna
There are nesting areas for common tern and rose tern , as well as sea grass meadows in the adjacent bays.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ a b Section O: Environmental Conservation and Recreation, Table O-9 . In: 2014 New York State Statistical Yearbook . The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, 2014, p. 673. Archived from the original on September 16, 2015 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Accessed February 6, 2016).
- ^ Fifty Years: New York State Parks, 1924-1974. [1] . P. 21. Natural Heritage Trust; New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation; New York State Council of Parks & Recreation 1975.
- ↑ Hiking Orient Beach State Park . Retrieved February 7, 2016.
- ^ A b Long Beach, Orient State Park . National Park Service. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
- ^ A b Rather, John: At Orient, Day in Park Winds Up in Arrests . October 8, 2000. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
- ^ Müller, Robert G .: Long Beach Bar Lighthouse, NY . Retrieved February 7, 2016.
- ^ US Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map .
- ↑ Orient Beach State Park . NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
- ^ Orient Beach State Park Hours of Operation . NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
- ^ Long Beach Bay Coastal Fish & Wildlife Habitat Assessment Form . NYS Department of State. May 15, 2002. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved on February 7, 2016.
