Gazetteer · No. 03 of 09
Hampton Bays
Working harbors, Ponquogue Beach and real value beside the estate towns.
Drive from Manhattan88 mi
Typical time2 h 0 m
Free-flow (OSRM)117 min
Passages4 of 7
Manhattan
East Hampton 2 h 33 m
Hampton Bays sits right at the Shinnecock Canal, the hinge between the western and eastern Hamptons. It is the down-to-earth one — fishing docks, casual seafood shacks and the long sweep of Ponquogue Beach — and the last village before the canal toll on a summer Friday turns the road to syrup.
Getting here from Manhattan
Hampton Bays is served by 4 of the seven passages. The figures below are typical, non-peak estimates from Midtown.
Reading on Hampton Bays
From the entries- The Shinnecock Canal chokepoint field note