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1223:West Babylon
1208:Wading River
968:Miller Place
943:Mastic Beach
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1281:Canaan Lake
1248:Westhampton
1188:Stony Brook
1163:Sound Beach
1113:Rocky Point
1043:Northampton
998:New Suffolk
983:Mount Sinai
853:Great River
823:Fire Island
808:Eatons Neck
788:East Quogue
768:East Marion
600:Southampton
550:Ocean Beach
540:North Haven
535:Nissequogue
525:Lindenhurst
475:Belle Terre
426:Southampton
361:County seat
59:Second move
46:Good Ground
1451:Categories
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1421:40°52′08″N
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1374:Poospatuck
1326:Remsenburg
1301:Davis Park
1238:West Islip
1233:West Hills
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1198:Terryville
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933:Manorville
918:Kings Park
893:Huntington
888:Holtsville
763:East Islip
708:Centerport
703:Centereach
683:Brookhaven
663:Blue Point
633:Amagansett
585:Sagaponack
580:Sag Harbor
520:Lake Grove
460:Amityville
401:Huntington
391:Brookhaven
302:2023-12-04
278:2023-01-29
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217:2023-01-29
192:2023-01-29
170:2023-01-29
148:2023-01-28
124:References
31:First move
1258:Wyandanch
1213:Wainscott
1183:St. James
1158:Smithtown
1108:Riverside
1103:Riverhead
1063:Oak Beach
1038:North Sea
993:Nesconset
948:Mattituck
913:Jamesport
878:Hauppauge
858:Greenlawn
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743:Deer Park
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545:Northport
500:Greenport
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421:Smithtown
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988:Napeague
978:Moriches
958:Melville
883:Holbrook
868:Halesite
833:Flanders
803:Eastport
728:Copiague
595:Shoreham
590:Saltaire
515:Islandia
480:Bellport
452:Villages
431:Southold
75:See also
1273:Hamlets
1263:Yaphank
1178:Springs
1153:Shirley
1088:Quiogue
1078:Peconic
1068:Oakdale
973:Montauk
953:Medford
723:Commack
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668:Bohemia
658:Baywood
653:Bayport
565:Poquott
470:Babylon
386:Babylon
143:27 East
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813:Elwood
575:Quogue
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