2023 Map of Pattersquash Island

About this map

Pattersquash Island sits at the heart of this coastal study, positioned within the protected waters of Narrow Bay along the southern edge of Long Island. The map documents the delicate barrier island geography where Great South Beach meets the Atlantic Ocean, a landscape largely defined by the Fire Island National Seashore. To the west, the residential patterns of Shirley and the street grid including Huntington Dr and Riviera Dr terminate at the shoreline, highlighting the interface between suburban development and the preserved wetlands of Johns Neck. The southern portion of the sheet is dominated by the Otis Pike Fire Island High Dune Wilderness, showing the undeveloped state of the dunes near Smith Point and Sheepen Creek.