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Fire Island

Fire Island is a barrier island, approximately 31 miles (49.5 km) long and varying between approximately 0.1 mile (0.16 km) to 0.5 mile (0.8 km) wide, in Suffolk County on the southern side of Long Island in the U.S. state of New York, running approximately WSW to ENE. The land area is 48 km² (18.7 sq mi) and a permanent population of 491 persons was reported as of the 2000 census. (There are many thousands of seasonal residents.) Image File history File links Fire_Island-NY-USA-Location_Map-01. ... Image File history File links Fire_Island-NY-USA-Location_Map-01. ... In geography, a bar is a linear shoaling landform feature within a body of water. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Map showing Long Island; to the north is Connecticut and to the west are New York City and New Jersey. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the... “NY” redirects here. ... 2000 US Census logo The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ...

Geography

Fire Island is separated from Long Island by the Great South Bay, a natural lagoon formed by the island, varying between 5 1/2 miles (8.9 km) wide toward the western end of the island to just a few hundred yards (meters) wide near the eastern end. A small portion of the island is accessible by automobile from Long Island by the Robert Moses Causeway on its western end and by William Floyd Parkway (Suffolk County Road 46) near its eastern end. The island and its resort towns are mainly accessible by the numerous ferries that traverse Great South Bay or by private watercraft. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Robert Moses Causeway is the parkway and bridges, originally known as the Captree Causeway that connects the mainland Long Island in West Islip, New York to the barrier beach islands such as Captree Island, Jones Beach Island, and the western tip of Fire Island. ... Suffolk County Road 46 is a major county road in eastern Suffolk County, New York. ... The ferryboat Dongan Hills, filled with commuters, about to dock at a New York City pier, circa 1945. ...

Landmarks and preserves

Except for the western 4 1/2 miles (7.5 km) of the island, the island is protected as part of Fire Island National Seashore. Robert Moses State Park, occupying the remaining western portion of the island, is one of the popular recreational destinations in the New York City area. The Fire Island Lighthouse is a visible landmark just east of Robert Moses State Park. Fire Island Fire Island is a barrier island, approximately 30 mi (48 km) long and 0. ... Robert Moses State Park - Long Island is state park of the U.S. state of New York. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Fire Island Lighthouse 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. ...

A memorial to TWA800 is located on the island. Trans World Airlines (TWA) Flight 800, a Boeing 747-131, N93119, crashed on July 17, 1996, about 20:31 EDT, in the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York. ...

Inhabitants

The incorporated villages of Ocean Beach and Saltaire within Fire Island National Seashore are carfree during the summer tourist season (Memorial Day through Labor Day) and permit only pedestrian and bicycle traffic (during certain hours only in Ocean Beach). For off-season use, there are a limited number of driving permits for year-round residents and contractors. The hamlet of Davis Park allows no vehicles or bicycles year round. Fire Island also contains a number of unincorporated villages (hamlets). Two of these hamlets, known as the Fire Island Pines and Cherry Grove, have a reputation as being popular destinations for gay and lesbian vacationers. Ocean Beach is a village located in Suffolk County, New York. ... Saltaire is a village located in Suffolk County, New York. ... It has been suggested that Pedestrian street be merged into this article or section. ... Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday that is observed on the last Monday of May (observed this year on 2007-05-28). ... Labour Day (or Labor Day) is an annual holiday that resulted from efforts of the labour union movement, to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers. ... Davis Park is a hamlet in the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County, New York, on the South Shore of Long Island. ... A hamlet is (usually — see below) a small settlement, too small or unimportant to be considered a village. ... Fire Island Pines is an hamlet in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York. ... Cherry Grove is an unincorporated hamlet in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York. ... Homosexuality refers to sexual interaction and / or romantic attraction between individuals of the same sex. ...

View of western Fire Island from the top of Fire Island Lighthouse

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In popular culture

When Ocean Meets Sky ^[1] (2003), a documentary detailing the 50-year history of the Fire Island Pines community, had its television premiere on June 10, 2006. Frank Perry's Last Summer (1969), about a summer of sexual discovery on Fire Island, brought an Oscar nomination for actress Catherine Burns. Garbo Talks (1984) has scenes of the Fire Island ferry. Longtime Companion (1990) is a drama that re-creates chronologically the spread of AIDS during the 1980s. Returning Mickey Stern (2003) was shot almost entirely in Seaview and Ocean Beach; the entire cast and crew were housed on Fire Island. The mockumentary Beach Comber ^[2] was filmed on Fire Island in 2004.ABC's reality show One Ocean View (2006) was shot on Fire Island. Fire Island is also the setting of Terrence McNally's play Lips Together, Teeth Apart. The Post Office scene in Men in Black II was shot in the Fire Island Light house. June 10 is the 161st day of the year (162nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Last Summer is a 1969 film with Catherine Burns. ... Catherine Burns (b. ... Garbo Talks is a 1984 film directed by Sidney Lumet. ... Longtime Companion is a 1990 film with Bruce Davison, Campbell Scott, and Mary-Louise Parker. ... Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS or Aids) is a collection of symptoms and infections resulting from the specific damage to the immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). ... Returning Mickey Stern is an independent comedy feature written and directed by Michael Prywes. ... One Ocean View was an American primetime reality show about eleven single New Yorkers looking for romance on Fire Island. ... Terrence McNally (born November 3, 1939), is an American playwright. ... This article should appear in one or more categories. ... Men in Black II is a 2002 science fiction comedy action film starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones. ...

Famous summer residents

After the Manhattan theater community began staying on Fire Island during the 1920s, the island had numerous summer celebrity residents.

• Louis Alter, songwriter ("Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans")
• Anne Bancroft, actress
• Gary Beach, Tony award winning actor.^[3]
• Ann Brashares, author whose book, The Last Summer {of You and Me), takes place on Fire Island
• Mel Brooks, actor, writer, director
• Robert John Burke, Robocop 3
• Truman Capote, author
• Liz Claiborne, fashion designer
• Claudette Colbert, actress
• Mart Crowley, playwright
• David Duchovny, actor
• Peggy Fears, Broadway performer
• Peter Greenberg, TV travel authority
• Rex Harrison, actor
• Ethan Hawke, actor, novelist
• Nat Hentoff, columnist, jazz critic
• Harvey Keitel, actor
• Paul Krassner, author, editor
• Carson Kressley, TV fashion authority
• Harding Lemay, playwright and soap opera head writer, who once had a Fire Island house where he wrote Another World
• Will Leitch, author
• Mary Martin, Broadway performer
• Joe Namath, football player
• Kevin Nash, professional wrestler
• Pola Negri, silent film actress
• Frank O'Hara, poet, playwright
• Tony Randall, actor
• John C. Reilly, actor
• Carl Reiner, actor
• Ally Sheedy, actress
• Tedi Thurman, Miss Monitor
• Uma Thurman, actress
• Stanley Tucci, actor
• Jeffrey Zeldman, web guru
• Adam Curry, The Podfather

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Peggy Fears (June 1, 1903, New Orleans, Louisiana - August 24, 1994 Montrose, California) was a performer in Broadway musical comedies of the 1920s and 1930s. ... Peter S. Greenberg is perhaps best known as the Travel Editor for NBCs Today, but is an Emmy Award-winning journalist and producer in his own right. ... Sir Reginald Carey Rex Harrison (b. ... Ethan Green Hawke (born November 6, 1970) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor, writer and film director. ... Nat Hentoff (born June 10, 1925) is an American civil libertarian, free speech absolutist, pro-life advocate, anti-death penalty advocate, jazz critic, historian, biographer and anecdotist, and columnist for the Village Voice, Legal Times, Washington Times, The Progressive, Editor & Publisher, Free Inquiry and Jewish World Review. ... Harvey Keitel (born May 13, 1939) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor from New York City. ... 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John Christopher Reilly (born May 24, 1965) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. ... Carl Reiner (born March 20, 1922) is an American actor, film director, producer, writer and comedian. ... Alexandra Elizabeth Ally Sheedy (born June 13, 1962) is an American screen and stage actress, possibly best known for her roles in the Brat Pack films The Breakfast Club and St. ... Tedi Thurman was a fashion model and actress best known for her appearances as Miss Monitor on NBCs Monitor. ... Monitor host Dave Garroway NBC Monitor was a weekend radio program broadcast from June 12, 1955 to January 26, 1975. ... Uma Karuna Thurman (born April 29, 1970) is an American film actress. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Jeffrey Zeldman is a prominent lecturer and author on web design. ... Adam Curry, circa late 1980s. ...

Communities and locations

Communities

• Atlantique – A hamlet in the western part of the island.
• Bayberry Dunes – A former hamlet in the center part of the island. Removed by the National Park Service; partially converted into housing for Park Service Personnel at the Watch Hill facility.
• Cherry Grove– A hamlet in the central part of the island popular with lesbians and gay men.
• Corneille Estates
• Davis Park/Ocean Ridge/Leja Beach – A hamlet in the center part of the island. Since the removal of Bayberry Dunes and other communities by the National Park Service, the easternmost reidential community on the island.
• Dunewood – A hamlet in the western part of the island that is very family oriented.
• Fair Harbor – A hamlet in the western part of the island.
• Fire Island Pines – A hamlet in the center part of the island; a popular vacation spot for gay men.
• Kismet – A hamlet in the western part of the island.
• Lonelyville – A small town in the western part of the island east of Dunewood.
• Long Cove – A former hamlet in the eastern part of the island. Removed by the National Park Service.
• Ocean Bay Park – A hamlet in the western part of the island.
• Ocean Beach – The village of Ocean Beach.
• Point O' Woods – A hamlet in the western part of the island.
• Robbins Rest – A hamlet in the western part of the island.
• Saltaire – The village of Saltaire west of Fair Harbor.
• Seaview – A hamlet in the western part of the island.
• Watch Hill – A National Park Service facility in the central part of the island, includin a public marina, camp ground visiotor center and nature trail.
• Water Island – A hamlet in the central part of the island.

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Other small islands around Fire Island

• West Fire Island – A small island with only about five houses
• East Fire Island – Another longer and larger island next to West Fire Island, this island, unlike West Fire Island, is uninhabited. People are allowed, although there is no tour, so the only way to get there is on your own boat.

Parks

• Fire Island National Seashore
• Robert Moses State Park – A state park on the western end of the island.
• Smith Point County Park – A county park near the eastern end of the island.

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Inlets

• Fire Island Inlet – The gap between the west end of Fire Island and Jones Beach Island, allowing watercraft to enter the Atlantic Ocean from the Great South Bay.
• Moriches Inlet – An inlet at the eastern end of the island.

Other locations

• Clam Pond – A small cove in Saltaire and Fair Harbor

Clam Pond at sunset, summer 2004. ...

See also

• Jones Beach Island

Jones Beach Island Jones Beach Island is a barrier island off the southern coast of Long Island in the U.S. state of New York. ...

Map

• Maps and aerial photos for 40°38′49″N 73°08′46″W / 40.647, -73.146Coordinates: 40°38′49″N 73°08′46″W / 40.647, -73.146
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  • Topographic maps from TopoZone or TerraServer-USA

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References

External links

• Fire Island News and Online Travel Guide
• Fire Island's major attractions
• "Escapades on Fire Island" by Ralph Blumenthal (New York Times, August 2, 1996)
• Fire Island Chamber of Commerce
• Fire Island Ferries
• Fire Island Lighthouse
• Fire_Island travel guide from Wikitravel