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Montauk, New York 

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Montauk (elevation 33 feet / 10 meters) is a town in the Town of East Hampton in Suffolk County, New York, on the eastern end (or tip) of the South Shore of Long Island. As of the 2020 United States census, the CDP's population was 4,318. The CDP's area stretches approximately 13 miles (21 km) from Napeague, New York, to the easternmost tip of New York State at the Montauk Point Lighthouse. The town itself encompasses a small area about halfway between the two points. Montauk is 118 miles (190 km) east of Midtown Manhattan.

The Montauk Point Lighthouse, located at the very tip of eastern Long Island, was the first lighthouse in New York state and is the fourth oldest active lighthouse in the United States. It was commissioned by President George Washington in 1792 and built in 1796. A museum in the keeper’s house displays historical documents signed by George Washington. The tower is 111 feet (33.7 m) high and is a National Historic Landmark. The tower was built on Turtle Hill 300 feet (90 m) from the edge of the cliff; due to the cumulative effects of shoreline erosion, it is now just 100 feet (30 m) away from the edge.

Montauk has a humid subtropical climate and is one of the northernmost locations in North America with this climate type. The presence of the Atlantic Ocean brings warmer winters than inland areas of the same latitude as well as cooler springs and summers. The town receives an annual average of about 24 to 28 inches of snowfall each snow season.

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West Lake Beach & Inlet, Montauk, L.I., N.Y.
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Downtown Circle, Montauk, New York
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Montauk Point Lighthouse, Montauk Point, L.I., N.Y

(from https://montauklighthouse.com)

View from inside the top of the lighthouse, looking out. At night, only the light can be seen, turning about.
 

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