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Montauk, New York
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<p>Montauk is a <a href="/facts/Hamlet_(New_York)/YBKkD8Jp">hamlet</a> and <a href="/facts/Census-designated_place/3aDDMKFu">census-designated place</a> (CDP) in the <a href="/facts/East_Hampton_(town)%2c_New_York/SD83Lqn7">Town of East Hampton</a> in <a href="/facts/Suffolk_County%2c_New_York/nt4fyuvo">Suffolk County, New York</a>, on the eastern end of the <a href="/facts/South_Shore_(Long_Island)/NIGQhEK1">South Shore</a> of <a href="/facts/Long_Island/u42NF647">Long Island</a>. As of the <a href="/facts/2020_United_States_census/dTEm5TRr">2020 United States census</a>, the CDP's population was 4,318. </p><p>The CDP encompasses an area that stretches approximately 13 miles (21 km) from <a href="/facts/Napeague%2c_New_York/Snuk7KFq">Napeague, New York</a>, to the easternmost tip of New York State at <a href="/facts/Montauk_Point_Light/So5K6qhp">Montauk Point Light</a>. The hamlet encompasses a small area about halfway between the two points. </p><p>Located at the tip of the <a href="/facts/South_Fork_(Long_Island)/EK9QCobj">South Fork</a> peninsula of Long Island, 118 miles (190 km) east of <a href="/facts/Midtown_Manhattan/vc7r8h51">Midtown Manhattan</a>, Montauk has been used as an <a href="/facts/United_States_Army/WACWBEK9">Army</a>, <a href="/facts/United_States_Navy/xYK0fUou">Navy</a>, <a href="/facts/United_States_Coast_Guard/6d7SWTP9">Coast Guard</a>, and <a href="/facts/United_States_Air_Force/7MxWBYlc">Air Force</a> base. The Montauk Point Light was the first <a href="/facts/Lighthouse/HAwW4RFW">lighthouse</a> in New York state and is the fourth oldest active lighthouse in the United States. </p><p>Montauk is a major tourist destination with six state parks. It is particularly famous for its fishing, claiming to have more world saltwater fishing records than any other port in the world. Located 20 miles (32 km) off the <a href="/facts/Connecticut/LeDhYdJG">Connecticut</a> coast, it is home to the largest commercial and <a href="/facts/Recreational_fishing/TxSCu0X3">recreational fishing</a> fleet in New York state. </p>