Reynolds Channel is a strait in Nassau County, New York that separates Long Beach Barrier Island, which contains the City of Long Beach and the villages of Atlantic Beach, Lido Beach, and Point Lookout, from Long Island, Barnum Island, Harbor Isle, and various uninhabited islands between Long Beach Island and Long Island.[1][2] The channel begins at the East Rockaway Inlet to the west, and ends at Point Lookout to the east, where it merges with the Jones Inlet.[1]
The channel is named after William H. Reynolds, a developer and former State Senator who greatly built up Long Beach Island in the early 20th century.[3][4]
- ^ a b "FACT SHEET-Reynolds Channel and New York State Boat Channel". New York District Website. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
- ^ Hagstrom Nassau County Atlas. Hagstrom Maps. 1999.
- ^ "Long Beach New York - I Love LBNY.Com - William H. Reynolds". www.ilovelbny.com. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
- ^ Morris), Suzanne Spellen (aka Montrose (2010-05-06). "Walkabout: William H. Reynolds, Conclusion". Brownstoner. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
It [the Reynolds Channel project] was the largest dredging project of its time, surpassed only by the Panama Canal. This new waterway was named Reynolds Channel.