Is Rocky Point too hilly? (Stony Brook: job, hospital, house)

[rprprprp]

We are thinking of moving to Rocky Point. We saw a house we loved on a VERY hilly street. Does anyone know if this is a problem in winter? Are the back streets cleared? Anyone else live on a street with STEEP hills? Thanks

[clamboy]

Originally Posted by rprprprp

We are thinking of moving to Rocky Point. We saw a house we loved on a VERY hilly street. Does anyone know if this is a problem in winter? Are the back streets cleared? Anyone else live on a street with STEEP hills? Thanks

Yes.

John Rouse does a good job with snow removal.

I drive RWD and havent been stuck yet.


I like the hills...reminds me of Upstate.
Theres nothing quite like it on LI.

Just make sure your drainage is OK and that the land is working well with the house.

You'll love it here.

PM me if you want any other specific info on the town

Where are you moving from?

Why?

C

[turtles77]

Oh- this is funny. I moved to NY to go to grad school a few years back and lived in Rocky Point. I actually *did* get stuck quite a few times and had to hike it home. (It wasn't fun slipping down the hills while I was walking.) I started to call it the "Rocky Point Haul". I guess it depends where you live in the neighborhood. It seems that some of the streets would be cleared, but not all of them. I lived back on Ozone, and some days the streets either would not be cleared, or they wouldn't be cleared till later on in the afternoon- a problem for me when I was trying to get to classes in the morning!!!

[ClarkStreetKid]

The hills help Clamboy see his Connecticut paradise.

Go UConn!

[clamboy]

Originally Posted by ClarkStreetKid

The hills help Clamboy see his Connecticut paradise.

Go UConn!

hahahhhahahah

Go UCONN!


A fella can dream cant he?



C

[clamboy]

Originally Posted by turtles77

Oh- this is funny. I moved to NY to go to grad school a few years back and lived in Rocky Point. I actually *did* get stuck quite a few times and had to hike it home. (It wasn't fun slipping down the hills while I was walking.) I started to call it the "Rocky Point Haul". I guess it depends where you live in the neighborhood. It seems that some of the streets would be cleared, but not all of them. I lived back on Ozone, and some days the streets either would not be cleared, or they wouldn't be cleared till later on in the afternoon- a problem for me when I was trying to get to classes in the morning!!!

The problem with Ozone.

is where it intersects with Soundview.

Privately owned and maintained.

What road specifically are you looking at?

C

[rockypointny]

Originally Posted by rprprprp

We are thinking of moving to Rocky Point. We saw a house we loved on a VERY hilly street. Does anyone know if this is a problem in winter? Are the back streets cleared? Anyone else live on a street with STEEP hills? Thanks

Our house is sort of on a level lot surrounded by hills. We never really have any problems in the snow, especially because there are so many alternate routes you can take if you dont want to risk driving up an icy hill. For the most part the back roads are cleared very well. If you have kids, they will love it here because the schools are always the first to close!

[rockypointny]

Originally Posted by ClarkStreetKid

The hills help Clamboy see his Connecticut paradise.

Go UConn!

Thats definitely the best part of the hills, Do you think I would be able to see Connecticut being nealry a half mile from the beach anywhere else? It's awesome!

[clamboy]

Originally Posted by rockypointny

Thats definitely the best part of the hills, Do you think I would be able to see Connecticut being nealry a half mile from the beach anywhere else? It's awesome!

The CT lights in the winter a beautiful


Agreed

C

[rockypointny]

Originally Posted by clamboy

The CT lights in the winter a beautiful


Agreed

C

This actually amazed me, I was driving up Violet Road one day and I could see Stony Brook Hospital above the trees.