North Fork, Suffolk County, New York

North Fork, Suffolk County, New York

The North Fork is a 30-mile-long peninsula in the northeast part of Suffolk County, New York, roughly parallel with an even longer peninsula known as the South Fork. Although the peninsula begins east of Riverhead hamlet, the term North Fork can also refer collectively to all the hamlets and villages within the townships of Town of Riverhead and Town of Southold on the east end of Long Island.

Beginning about 75 miles east of Manhattan, the North Fork is the easterly part of the North Shore of Long Island. Along with The Hamptons, the area is also part of Long Island's "East End".[1]

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Geography

At Riverhead proper, Long Island splits into two tines, hence the designations of The South Fork and The North Fork. The dividing line between the two forks in the west is the Peconic River. The North Fork is composed of all of the Town of Southold in the east and part of the Town of Riverhead in the west. The body of water north of this region is Long Island Sound. The southern water boundary comprises several connected bodies of water, including the Great Peconic Bay, Little Peconic Bay, and Gardiners Bay.

Lying between the North Fork and the South Fork, are several islands, including Robins Island and the two large islands of Shelter Island and Gardiners Island. Shelter Island lies between the North and South Forks, and ferries provide shuttle service between Greenport Village and Shelter Island Heights, as well as between Shelter Island and North Haven along The South Fork. The easternmost tip of the North Fork is Orient Point. Beyond that point are three additional significant parts of the Town of Southold, Plum Island, Great Gull Island, and Fisher's Island.

The North Fork offers beautiful views of Long Island Sound and Peconic/Gardiners Bay. Wineries, vineyards, apple orchards, potato farms and sod farms characterize the North Fork. The tip of the fork is Orient Point State Park. Areas like Mattituck, Cutchogue, Peconic, Southold, Greenport, East Marion, Orient, and Orient Point are the hamlets on the North Fork. The North Fork also offers fishing, crabbing, and clamming on the bay, sound and adjacent creeks and beaches. Local seafood is often sold and served. Like the South Fork which is home to the famed Hamptons region, the North Fork is also a region popular with second home owners, and summer vacationers, but it has a much more rural feel and character than The Hamptons.

Transportation

The entire North Fork is covered with roadways accessible from the west. The Long Island Rail Road provides a very limited daily service as far as Greenport, with full day, daily service provided between the region and NYC by the Hampton Jitney bus company. Ferries connect the North Fork to Plum Island and Connecticut. Ferries also connect the North Fork to the South Fork by means of Shelter Island roads.

From the North Fork, visitors can access via ferry Shelter Island, which sits in the Peconic Bay. Ferry service is available on the bay side of the fork as well.

Tourism

The North Fork is currently home to over 30 vineyards, many of which run tasting rooms for the public to sample and buy their wines. The first of the area's vineyards, Hargrave, was founded in 1974, and today continues as Castello De Borghese. The vineyards and wineries are an important part of the area's economy. The vineyards and wineries stretch from Baiting Hollow in the west to Southold in the East, with new vineyards recently planted in Greenport and Orient.

Many multi-generational family farms are still in operation throughout the region as well, and their farmstands are a popular attraction. During the Fall Harvest Season many of the farms host pumpkin picking and other attractions revolving around the harvest theme, and have given rise to the term, "agritainment". On fall weekends traffic backs up on both primary roads with many people making the drive from suburban areas of Long Island and NYC to participate in the Harvest Season activities.

The North Fork lies east of the terminus of the Long Island Expressway (LIE), and is served by three primary east to west roads, Route 25, also called Main Road, Sound Avenue, and County Road 48 also called Middle Road. At the eastern most point, Cross Sound Ferry runs daily car and passenger ferries to and from New London, Connecticut. The Long Island Railroad provides a limited service to the region, while a more complete and balanced service is provided to and from New York City by The Hampton Jitney Bus Company.

Hamlets and villages of the North Fork

Riverhead Town

Southold Town

See also

References

  1. ^ [1]

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