Welcome to Long Island ...
So far, we found very little information about Long Island. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Long Island to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Long Island, please Contact Us.
Long Island was located on the east coast of Newfoundland (on Long Island, at the Bay of Exploits).
When the people of Long Island referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Long Islander<2>
A typical abbreviation for Long Island: Long Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Long Island is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Long Island was located is in the Newfoundland Time Zone (NST/NDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: NST- Heure Normale de Terre-Neuve (HNT).
The Area Codes where Long Island was located: 709 & 879<4>
Communities Also Named Long Island ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Long Island - they are located in Alabama, Alaska (2), Kansas, Maine (2), Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Tennessee and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Long Island.
Communities near Long Island ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Long Island.
- Triton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts Arm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Arm
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Leading Tickles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pilleys Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Beachside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Port Anson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Little Bay Islands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Long Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Long Island refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Long Island may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Long Island - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 709 code has been Overlayed with the 879 area code. New phone numbers in the Long Island area will be assigned with one of these codes: 709 or 879. As a result, placing a call in the Long Island area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |