Montauk
The fishing village at the far eastern tip of Long Island.
- Population
- 4,318 (2020 census)
- Montauk Point Light
- 1796, New York's first
- Named for
- The Montaukett people
- Tides
- Two highs, two lows, uneven
Then
- 1600s
The Algonquian-speaking Montaukett people live at the eastern end of Long Island. The place takes their name.
- 1796
The Montauk Point Lighthouse, authorized by Congress in 1792, is completed, the first lighthouse in New York.
- 1895
The first Long Island Rail Road train reaches Montauk.
- 1898
The Army opens Camp Wikoff to quarantine troops back from the Spanish–American War, among them Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders.
- 1926
Developer Carl Fisher buys most of the East End for $2.5 million, planning a “Miami Beach of the North.” The 1929 crash ends his plans.
- 1940s
The Army builds Camp Hero, with 16-inch guns guarding the shipping lanes to New York.
Now
Montauk is home to New York's largest commercial and recreational fishing fleet and claims more world saltwater fishing records than any other port.
The Montauk Point Lighthouse is the fourth-oldest active lighthouse in the United States. Trains still run from Montauk station toward New York City.
On the water
From NOAA's predictions for Montauk, NY over the next 365 days. Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW).
- Pattern
- Two highs and two lows a day, one noticeably bigger than the other
- Typical daily range
- 2.3 ft
- Biggest swing
- 3.5 ft on Nov 24
- Smallest swing
- 1.2 ft on Oct 20
- Highest high
- 3.2 ft, Jul 3 at 9:09 PM
- Lowest low
- −0.6 ft, Jan 23 at 3:57 PM
3 tide stations around Montauk
- Montauk, Fort Pond Bay0.9 mi
- Lake Montauk2.8 mi
- Montauk Harbor entrance2.9 mi