Riverhead question ? (New York, Southold, Northport: real estate, how much, homes)

[Walter Greenspan]

Originally Posted by Johninwestbury

I like the Peconic Lakes section of Riverhead, River Rd,etc. It's between Nugent drive and route 25.

Might that area be in Riverside?


For those who may not be familiar with Riverside:

Riverside is a hamlet (an unincorporated area) in the northwest section of the Town of Southampton, in the southeast part of Suffolk County, along the Southampton/Riverhead and the Southampton/Brookhaven town lines.

Beginning on the north and moving in a clockwise direction, the Hamlet of Riverside in the Town of Southampton is bordered on the north by the Hamlet of Riverhead in the Town of Riverhead (the Southampton/Riverhead town line); on the east by the Hamlet of Flanders; on the south by the Hamlet of Westhampton; and, on the west by the Hamlet of Calverton partly in the Town of Brookhaven and partly in the Town of Riverhead (the Southampton/Brookhaven and the Southampton/Riverhead town line).





Riverside is one of those many villages and hamlets on Long Island where none of the places in the community have the hamlet name in their mailing address: places in the Hamlet of Riverside have a "Riverhead, NY 11901" mailing address.


For a good set of town-by-town maps showing all the villages and hamlets in each of LI's 13 towns (3 in Nassau County and 10 in Suffolk County): http://www.city-data.com/forum/long-...-resource.html

[Johninwestbury]

No, the section of Riverhead called Peconic Lakes is S.River rd off Forge ave, another street there is Pinehurst ave.

[Walter Greenspan]

Originally Posted by Johninwestbury

No, the section of Riverhead called Peconic Lakes is S.River rd off Forge ave, another street there is Pinehurst ave.

Is that to the west of the Hamlet of Riverside in the Hamlet of Northampton or to the east of the Hamlet of Riverside in the Hamlet of Flanders?

[Jennifer06]

Originally Posted by Walter Greenspan

Is that to the west of the Hamlet of Riverside in the Hamlet of Northampton or to the east of the Hamlet of Riverside in the Hamlet of Flanders?

Peconic Lake is just south of the railroad tracks, southwest the Tanger Outlet. I can't tell, from your map, what hamlet that would be. It's south of West Main St (Rte 25), east of the LIE, and north of 24.

If you go to google maps and type in "River Road, Riverhead, NY," then zoom in, you should be able to see it. I think it might be in Calverton. Directly south of that area is Calverton (see Pinehurst Blvd), but I'm not sure where the Calverton divider is.

[Jennifer06]

Originally Posted by Walter Greenspan

Is that to the west of the Hamlet of Riverside in the Hamlet of Northampton or to the east of the Hamlet of Riverside in the Hamlet of Flanders?

I didn't answer the first part: Yes, west of Riverside (though I don't know in what hamlet).

[Walter Greenspan]

Originally Posted by Jennifer06

I think it might be in Calverton.

I think you're right about it might be in Calverton.


For those who may not be familiar with Calverton:

Named in 1868 for Bernard J. Calvert, its first postmaster, Calverton is a hamlet (an unincorporated area) partly in the west part of the Town of Riverhead and partly in the east part of the Town of Brookhaven, in the central-east part of Suffolk County, along the Riverhead/Southampton and the Brookhaven/Southampton town line.

Beginning on the north and moving in a clockwise direction, the Hamlet of Calverton partly in the Town of Riverhead and partly in the Town of Brookhaven is bordered on the north by the Hamlet of Wading River and the Hamlet of Baiting Hollow in the Town of Riverhead; on the east by the Hamlet of Riverhead in the Town of Riverhead and the Hamlet of Northampton in the Town of Southampton (the Brookhaven/Southampton town line); on the south by the Hamlet of Northampton in the Town of Southampton (the Riverhead/Southampton town line) and the Hamlet of Eastport in the Town of Brookhaven; and, on the west by the Hamlet of Manorville, the Hamlet of Yaphank and the Hamlet of Ridge in the Town of Brookhaven.





The Hamlet of Calverton has a different border than does the "Calverton, NY 11933" ZIP Code postal zone (i.e., a place can have a "Calverton, NY 11933" mailing address and not be in the Hamlet of Calverton): places that have a "Calverton, NY 11933" mailing address that are not in the Hamlet of Calverton are in the Hamlet Wading River and the Hamlet of Baiting Hollow.


For a good set of town-by-town maps showing all the villages and hamlets in each of LI's 13 towns (3 in Nassau County and 10 in Suffolk County): http://www.city-data.com/forum/long-...-resource.html

[jsnespoli]

Originally Posted by Jennifer06

[i]

Its address, per its site:

Riley Avenue School
Riley Avenue
Calverton, NY 11933
Ph: 631.369.6804

Riley Avenue is actually in Baiting Hollow... However the addresses will say Calverton so that mail can be delivered. Baiting Hollow does not have mail delivery (there is no post office) so if you want mail to be delivered then you have to use Calverton as your address. This I know because my in-laws have built a house accross the street and the town has informed them of this. Same with us in Aquebogue. If you want mail delivery then we have to use a Riverhead address.

[Jennifer06]

Originally Posted by jsnespoli

Riley Avenue is actually in Baiting Hollow... However the addresses will say Calverton so that mail can be delivered. Baiting Hollow does not have mail delivery (there is no post office) so if you want mail to be delivered then you have to use Calverton as your address.

Some addresses in Baiting Hollow have a Calverton, NY address and others have a Riverhead, NY mailing address. Perhaps Walter Greenspan can help with the precise boundary between Calverton and Baiting Hollow, because I can not find it anywhere on the web. I have never heard of Riley Ave (the school) referred to as anything but Calverton by people here. I could be wrong, but it's commonly known as being in Calverton; it's website says it's in Calverton, and the map I'm looking at looks as though it's in Calverton, but again, I could be wrong. I'd be interested to see where the hamlet divider is.

There is, however, misinformation in this thread. Baiting Hollow, Wading River, Aquebogue, etc. are not "townships," but hamlets. And Baiting Hollow isn't "a few miles southeast of Calverton" as someone else posted.

Also, I know you live in Aquebogue and feel it's the only good elemtary school in Riverhead Town, but I do disagree with this. And often when people move they look specifically to be in the Riley school. Have a look at greatschools.net for the reviews and scores of each, and also have a look at your own bus route. I don't want to sound mean, but Aquebogue pulls from some fairly dicey areas, as nice as Aquebogue itself is.

Like I said, I'm not in love with either school, and I think there are families who would be comfortable in either, but Riley is safer and academically superior. The kids I know in Aquebogue who are doing best are living in Riverhead and bi-racial. Then again, I also know parents who have pulled their kids out of that school within their first year and put them into private schools.

[Walter Greenspan]

Originally Posted by Jennifer06

Perhaps Walter Greenspan can help with the precise boundary between Calverton and Baiting Hollow ...

Your wish is my command ...

For those who may not be familiar with Baiting Hollow:

Baiting Hollow is a hamlet (an unincorporated area) in the north-central part of the Town of Riverhead, in the northeast part of Suffolk County.

Beginning on the north and moving in a clockwise direction, the Hamlet of Baiting Hollow in the Town of Riverhead is bordered on the north by Long Island Sound; on the east by the Hamlet of Riverhead; on the south by the Hamlet of Riverhead and the Hamlet of Calverton; and, on the west by the Hamlet of Wading River.





Baiting Hollow is one of those many villages and hamlets on Long Island where none of the places in the community have the hamlet name as part of their mailing address: places in the Hamlet of Baiting Hollow have a "Calverton, NY 11903" and "Riverhead, NY 11901" mailing address.


For a good set of town-by-town maps showing all the villages and hamlets in each of LI's 13 towns (3 in Nassau County and 10 in Suffolk County): http://www.city-data.com/forum/long-...-resource.html

[shamrock501]

Is that top third of Baiting Hollow some sort of secret underwater community?

Taxes high?