Long Island · NY
Center Moriches
A South Shore hamlet on Moriches Bay.
- Population
- 8,046 (2020 census)
- Named for
- Meritces, who owned Moriches Neck
- Town
- Brookhaven
Then
- 1600s
The name Moriches comes from Meritces, a Native American who owned land on Moriches Neck.
Now
Center Moriches is a hamlet of Brookhaven on Moriches Bay. The Masury Estate Ballroom and the Terry-Ketcham Inn are on the National Register.
Moriches Inlet, Cedar Beach and Mount Sinai Harbor on the North Shore are part of this stretch.
7 tide stations around Center Moriches
- Moriches Coast Guard Station2.4 mi
- Moriches Inlet3.2 mi
- Smith Point Bridge, Narrow Bay6.1 mi
- Patchogue12.5 mi
- Mount Sinai Harbor17.1 mi
- Cedar Beach17.3 mi
- Port Jefferson18.1 mi