Fishers Island, New York

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Fishers Island is an island within the town of Southold in Suffolk County, New York, United States. It lies at the eastern end of Long Island Sound, two miles (3 km) off the southeastern coast of Connecticut, across Fishers Island Sound. The census-designated place (CDP) of Fishers Island is coterminous with the island. Having a length of approximately nine miles (14 km) and a width of one mile (1.6 km), the island is located roughly 11 miles (18 km) from the tip of Long Island at Orient Point; two miles (3 km) each from Napatree Point at the southwestern tip of Rhode Island and Groton Long Point in Connecticut; and about seven miles (11 km) southeast of New London, Connecticut. It is accessible from New London by plane and regular ferry service. At the time of the 2020 census, Fishers Island had a population of 424. Seasonal residents bring the population to about 2,000 during peak summer months.

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