South Shore (Long Island)

Southern edge of Long Island in New York state

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An aerial view of the Barrier Islands along the South Shore of Long Island in August 2016

The South Shore of Long Island, in the U.S. state of New York, is the area along Long Island's Atlantic Ocean shoreline.

## Description

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Though some consider the South Shore to include parts of Queens, particularly the beach communities in the Rockaways such as Belle Harbor, the term is generally used to refer to the Long Island coastline in Nassau and Suffolk counties. It is often used as a generic name for the entire southern half of Long Island rather than just the area immediately adjacent to the coastline.[1]

The South Shore tends to be diverse in culture and income as it varies from one hamlet or village to another. In Suffolk County, there still remain pockets of old money from the Gilded Age, including the country seats of families from the Vanderbilts, Havemeyers, and others.[citation needed]

The South Shore is also home to the seaside resort of The Hamptons on its east end, located on the South Fork of Long Island.[2] On its west end, bordering Queens, the Five Towns retains pockets of affluence similar in character to the Gold Coast of the North Shore and The Hamptons.

## South Shore communities

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* Amityville
* Atlantic Beach
* Babylon
* Baldwin
* Baldwin Harbor
* Bay Shore
* Bayport
* Bellmore
* Bellport
* Bethpage
* Blue Point
* Bohemia
* Brentwood
* Brightwaters
* Cedarhurst
* Center Moriches
* Central Islip
* Copiague
* Copiague Harbor
* Deer Park
* East Islip
* East Moriches
* East Patchogue
* East Rockaway
* East Quogue
* Eastport
* Elmont
* Farmingdale
* Five Towns
* Freeport
* Gilgo Beach
* Great River
* Hewlett
* Holbrook
* Inwood
* Island Park
* Islip
* Islip Terrace
* Kismet
* Lawrence
* Levittown
* Lido Beach
* Lindenhurst
* Long Beach
* Lynbrook
* Malverne
* Massapequa
* Massapequa Park
* Mastic
* Mastic Beach
* Medford
* Merrick
* Moriches
* North Amityville
* North Babylon
* North Bellmore
* North Bellport
* North Lindenhurst
* North Massapequa
* North Merrick
* North Valley Stream
* Oak Beach
* Oakdale
* Oceanside
* Patchogue
* Point Lookout
* Rockville Centre
* Ronkonkoma
* Roosevelt
* Sayville
* Seaford
* Shirley
* Valley Stream
* Wantagh
* West Babylon
* West Gilgo Beach
* West Islip
* West Sayville
* Woodmere
* Wyandanch

## Beaches

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In approximate west to east order:

* Atlantic Beach
* Long Beach
* Lido Beach
* Jones Beach State Park
* Tobay Beach
* Gilgo State Park
* Robert Moses State Park
* Fire Island
* Smith Point County Park
* West Hampton Dunes
* Quogue
* Southampton
* East Hampton
* Hither Hills State Park
* Montauk Point State Park

## References

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1. ^ Cook, Samantha; Ward, Greg; Perry, Tim (2004), The Rough Guide to the USA, Rough Guides, ISBN 1-84353-262-X
2. ^ Browning, Dominique (2011-09-23). "My Favorite Place: Little Compton, R.I." The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-12-28.

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* Babylon
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* Babylon
* Baldwin
* Bay Shore
* Bethpage
* Commack
* Dix Hills
* East Rockaway
* Elwood
* Floral Park
* Freeport
* Garden City
* Hempstead Village
* Hicksville
* Huntington
* Islip
* Kings Park
* Lake Grove
* Levittown
* Lindenhurst
* Lynbrook
* Massapequa
* Massapequa Park
* Melville
* Merrick
* Mineola
* Oceanside
* Riverhead
* Rockville Centre
* Patchogue
* Smithtown
* Uniondale
* Valley Stream
* Wantagh
* Westbury
* West Islip

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hamlets with
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* Amityville
* Asharoken
* Atlantic Beach
* Baxter Estates
* Bayville
* Belle Terre
* Bellerose
* Bellerose Terrace
* Bellport
* Brightwaters
* Brookville
* Cedarhurst
* Center Moriches
* Centre Island
* Cove Neck
* Dering Harbor
* East Hampton
* East Hills
* East Williston
* Farmingdale
* Flower Hill
* Great Neck
* Great Neck Estates
* Great Neck Plaza
* Greenport
* Head of the Harbor
* Hewlett Bay Park
* Hewlett Harbor
* Hewlett Neck
* Huntington Bay
* Island Park
* Islandia
* Kensington
* Kings Point
* Lake Success
* Lattingtown
* Laurel Hollow
* Lawrence
* Lloyd Harbor
* Malverne
* Manorhaven
* Matinecock
* Mill Neck
* Munsey Park
* Muttontown
* New Hyde Park
* Nissequogue
* North Haven
* North Hills
* Northport
* Ocean Beach
* Old Brookville
* Old Field
* Old Westbury
* Oyster Bay Cove
* Plandome
* Plandome Heights
* Plandome Manor
* Poquott
* Port Jefferson
* Port Washington North
* Quogue
* Roslyn
* Roslyn Estates
* Roslyn Harbor
* Russell Gardens
* Saddle Rock
* Sag Harbor
* Sagaponack
* Sands Point
* Saltaire
* Sea Cliff
* Shoreham
* South Floral Park
* Southampton
* Stewart
* Thomaston
* Upper Brookville
* Village of the Branch
* West Hampton Dunes
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* Williston Park

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