Welcome to Shelter Island Heights ...
Shelter Island Heights is located in Suffolk County<1>.
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The location of Shelter Island Heights has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Shelter Island Heights, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
A typical abbreviation for Shelter Island Heights: Shelter Is. Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
Shelter Island Heights is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Shelter Island Heights lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Shelter Island Heights ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shelter Island Heights.
- East Lyme
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Clinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Old Saybrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Saybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Saybrook
- Old Saybrook is located in Middlesex County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
- Old Lyme
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Westbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Essex
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Southampton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
- Southampton is located in Suffolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,313 people
- Southampton has also been known as:
- Southampton village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southampton <4>
- Sag Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sag Harbor
- Sag Harbor is located in Suffolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,292 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sag Harbor <4>
- East Hampton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hampton
- East Hampton is located in Suffolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Hampton <4>
- North Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Haven
- North Haven is located in Suffolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Shelter Island Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shelter Island Heights.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shelter Island Heights. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shelter Island Heights.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shelter Island Heights. See our Newspapers Page for Shelter Island Heights.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shelter Island Heights ...
Looking for more information about Shelter Island Heights? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Shelter Island Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Shelter Island Heights.
Adding Shelter Island Heights to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Shelter Island Heights in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Shelter Island Heights was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the Shelter Island Heights post office opened in 1886.
We also found Shelter Island Heights in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Shelter Island Heights.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shelter Island Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Suffolk County: www.co.suffolk.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Suffolk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shelter Island Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |