Babylon, New York, United States

🇺🇸 The Town of Babylon is one of ten towns in Suffolk County, New York, United States. Parts of Jones Beach Island, Captree Island and Fire Island are in the southernmost part of the town. It borders Nassau County to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. At its westernmost point, it is about 20 miles (32 km) from New York City at the Queens border, and about 30 miles (48 km) from Manhattan. The village of Babylon is also within the town.

History The region was once called Huntington South. Nathaniel Conklin moved his family to the area, and around 1803 named it New Babylon, after the ancient city of Babylon.

The town was officially formed in 1872 by a partition of the Town of Huntington.

Communities and locations The following communities and locations are within the Town of Babylon: Villages • Amityville, in the south-western part of the town. • Babylon, in the south-eastern section of the town. • Lindenhurst, in the southern part of the town, between the villages of Babylon and Amityville.

Hamlets • Captree or Captree Island • Copiague • Deer Park • East Farmingdale • Gilgo, includes communities of West Gilgo Beach, Gilgo Beach, and Cedar Beach • North Amityville • North Babylon • North Lindenhurst • Oak Beach, includes community of Oak Island • West Babylon • Wheatley Heights • Wyandanch

Other communities • Amity Harbor, in the hamlet of Amityville • Copiague Harbor, in the hamlet of Copiague

Islands • Captree Island, an island partly in the south-eastern part of the town and containing part of Captree State Park. • Cedar Island, an island in the Great South Bay. • Gilgo Island, an island in the western end of the Great South Bay. • Grass Island, an island in the Great South Bay. • Thatch Island, an island in the Great South Bay. • Oak Island, an island in the Great South Bay.

Beaches • Cedar Beach • Gilgo Beach • Oak Beach • Overlook Beach

State parks • Belmont Lake State Park, a state park in the north-eastern part of the town. • Captree State Park, a state park partly in the south-eastern section of the town and adjacent to the Fire Island Inlet. • Gilgo State Park, an undeveloped preserve on a barrier island on the southern side of the town. • Robert Moses State Park, a state park on Fire Island, is partly in the town.

Other • Fire Island Inlet, a passage between the Atlantic Ocean and the Great South Bay. • Tanner Park, Town of Babylon, Copaigue, New York

Geography Babylon is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the south, Nassau County to the west, Huntington to the north, and Islip to the east.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 114.3 square miles (296 km²), of which 52.3 square miles (135 km²) is land and 62.0 square miles (161 km²) (54.24%) is water.

Media WBAB 102.3FM is licensed to Babylon with studios at 555 Sunrise Highway.

The Babylon Beacon has covered the town for many years.

Transport: Air Republic Airport is an airport in East Farmingdale originally built by Fairchild Aircraft in 1927, and acquired by Republic Aviation in 1939. Currently, it also houses the American Airpower Museum. Zahn's Airport also existed in North Amityville from 1936 to 1980. Long Island Macarthur Airport is a nearby commercial city-owned airport in Ronkonkoma, with daily commercial flights.

Railroad lines The Long Island Rail Road's Babylon Branch is the primary railroad line in the town running from the Nassau County Line and terminating in the Village of Babylon with stations from Amityville to Babylon. Rail freight service also exists along the Central Branch which also uses some Montauk Branch trains running from the Main Line in Bethpage. East of Babylon station, the Montauk Branch continues across the Babylon-Islip Town Line. Additionally, the Main Line runs through the northern part of the town with stations in Pinelawn, Wyandanch and Deer Park.

Bus service The Town of Babylon is served primarily by Suffolk County Transit bus routes.

Transport: Road • Southern State Parkway • Robert Moses Causeway • Ocean Parkway • New York State Route 24 • New York State Route 27 • New York State Route 27A • New York State Route 109 • New York State Route 110 • New York State Route 231