Shinnecock Canal

Shinnecock Canal
Looking south toward the locks and Shinnecock Bay
Map
LocationHampton Bays, New York, U.S.
CountryUnited States
Coordinates40°53′15″N 72°30′5″W / 40.88750°N 72.50139°W / 40.88750; -72.50139
Specifications
Length0.9 miles (1.4 km)
Lock length250 ft (76 m)
Lock width41 ft (12 m)
Maximum boat air draft22 feet (6.7 m)
Locks1
Total rise3 feet (0.91 m)
StatusOpen
History
Date of first use1892 (1892)
Geography
Start pointPeconic Bay
End pointShinnecock Bay

The Shinnecock Canal (also known as the Shinnecock and Peconic Canal) is a canal that cuts across the South Fork at Hampton Bays, New York. At 4,700 feet (1,400 m) long, it connects Great Peconic Bay and the north fork of Long Island with Shinnecock Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. The canal opened to traffic in 1892.[1]

Although "the Hamptons" officially begins about 10 miles (16 km) west at Westhampton, New York, the Shinnecock Canal, which funnels traffic across bridges for the Sunrise Highway, Montauk Highway, and Long Island Rail Road, marks their beginning in popular imagination.[2]

  1. ^ "Canal on Long Island". The New York Times. June 21, 1892. p. 5. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
  2. ^ Fischler, Marcelle S. (August 26, 2016). "The Plain-Jane Hamptons". The New York Times. Retrieved July 10, 2022.