'''Suffolk County''' is in New York state, USA.
Regions
Both Nassau and Suffolk Counties are usually divided into the North Shore, which is on the Long Island Sound, and South Shore, which is on the Atlantic Ocean. In addition, in the extreme east of Suffolk County, there is a North Fork (ending in Orient Point) and a South Fork (ending in Montauk Point). There are several offshore islands, including Fire Island and Shelter Island, which are popular beach and summer home locations, respectively. The Island together is about 120 miles in length and some 25 miles, depending on location, in width. Suffolk is vastly populated suburbs to the west and bordering Nassau County, near New York City. As one travels east in Suffolk county you encounter rural farm lands, nearer Riverhead, and traveling to Montauk Point.
Cities
Babylon
Villages and hamlets: Amityville, Babylon, Lindenhurst, Copiague, Deer Park, East Farmingdale, Gilgo, Oak Beach & Captree, North Amityville, North Babylon, North Lindenhurst, West Babylon, Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch.
Brookhaven
Villages and hamlets: Belle Terre, Bellport, Lake Grove, Old Field, Patchogue, Poquott, Port Jefferson, Shoreham, Blue Point, Brookhaven, Canaan Lake, Centereach, Center Moriches, Cherry Grove, Coram, Crystal Brook, Cupsogue Beach, Davis Park, East Moriches, East Patchogue, East Setauket, East Shoreham, Farmingville, Fire Island Pines, Gordon Heights, Hagerman, Manorville, Mastic, Mastic Beach, Medford, Middle Island, Miller Place, Moriches, Mount Sinai, North Bellport, North Patchogue, Ocean Bay Park, Point of Woods, Port Jefferson Station, Ridge, Rocky Point, Selden, Setauket, Shirley, South Haven, Sound Beach, Stony Brook, Strongs Neck, Terryville, Upton, Water Island, West Manor, Yaphank
East Hampton
Villages and hamlets: East Hampton, Sag Harbor, Amagansett, Montauk, Springs, Wainscott.
Huntington
Villages and hamlets: Asharoken, Huntington Bay, Lloyd Harbor, Northport, Centerport, Cold Spring Harbor, Dix Hills, East Northport, Eatons Neck, Elwood, Greenlawn, Halesite, Huntington, Huntington Station, Melville, South Huntington, Commack, Fort Salonga.
Islip
Villages and hamlets: Brightwaters, Islandia, Ocean Beach, Saltaire, Bay Shore, Bayport, Baywood, Bohemia, Brentwood, Central Islip, East Islip, Great River, Hauppauge, Islip, Islip Terrace, North Bay Shore, North Great River, Oakdale, Sayville, West Bay Shore, West Islip, West Sayville, Holbrook, Holtsville, Lake Ronkonkoma, Ronkonkoma, Lake Ronkonkoma
Riverhead
Hamlets: Aquebogue, Baiting Hollow, Jamesport, Northville, Riverhead, Calverton, Wading River
Shelter Island
Villages and hamlets: Dering Harbor, Shelter Island Heights.
Smithtown
Villages and hamlets: Head of the Harbor, Nissequogue, Village of the Branch, Kings Park, Nesconset, Smithtown, St. James, Lake Ronkonkoma, Commack, Fort Salonga, Lake Ronkonkoma.
Southampton
Villages and hamlets: North Haven, Quogue, Southampton (village), Westhampton Beach, Westhampton Dunes, Sag Harbor, Bridgehampton, East Quogue, Flanders, Hampton Bays, Northampton, North Sea, Noyack (Noyac), Quioque, Remsenburg, Riverside, Sagaponack, Shinnecock Hills, Southampton (hamlet), Speonk, Tuckahoe, Water Mill (Watermill), Westhampton, Eastport.
Southold
Villages and hamlets: Cutchogue, East Marion, Fishers Island, Greenport, Laurel, Mattituck, Orient, New Suffolk, Peconic, Southold.
Other destinations
Fire Island
Understand
Talk
Get in
By plane
'''MacArthur Airport''', 100 Arrivals Avenue, Islip (Ronkonkoma), 631-467-3210, [http://www.macarthurairport.com/]. Connections throughout the country. Delta, Northwest, US Airways, Southwest.
'''Shuttle service between MacArthur Airport and the Ronkonkoma train station''':
Colonial Transportation of Long Island (516-589-3500) offers shuttle service between MacArthur Airport and the Ronkonkoma train station (LIRR). Departs the train station daily at 5:30am, then departs the airport on the hour and half-hour from 6AM until 10:30PM. Curbside pick up at the airport is directly in front of baggage claim. The shuttle will pick up and drop off at the North Platform of the Ronkonkoma train station. $5.00 per person.
By train
Suffolk County is served by the '''Long Island Rail Road''' [http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/lirr/].
By car
Long Island is easily accessible through the Long Island expressway, Northern State Parkway, and Southern State Parkway (all of which run east to west). If you have an address you can essentially find it off of one of these roads.
By bus
By ferry
There are connections to Bridgeport in Connecticut from Port Jefferson.
There are also connections to New London in Connecticut from Orient Point.
Get around
Most people in Suffolk County get around by car. For short trips, there are generally taxis that wait for arriving trains at LIRR stations but may otherwise need to be called; don't expect to hail taxis on the streets. There is a network of [http://www.sct-bus.org/main.shtml Suffolk County buses], but they are often slow and in many cases run infrequently, so depending on the route and time of arrival and departure, it may be impractical to depend on them as part of a day trip. In order to access some islands off the shore of Long Island, such as Fire Island, a ferry may be convenient or even required.
See
Itineraries
Do
Go to one of the beach on Fire Island in warm weather.
See a performance at the Staller Center for the Arts[http://www.staller.sunysb.edu/] at State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Eat
Seafood is fresh from the fishing boats in Montauk. There are dozens of restaurants where you may eat lobster, striped ocean bass, fluke, bluefish, clams, squid and other fresh, local seafood. Gosman's is the best known, but the lobsters are sometimes overcooked and watery but the view of the harbor and Long Island Sound from the "Top Deck" is among the most charming in the world. Among other excellent places: The West Lake Chowder House, Harvest, and the reliable old Shagwong, where Montaukers gather when the tourists leave and for World Cup football matches. If you happen to be Irish, you are especially welcome.
Good bagels sold (the best outside of New York City) can be found in Suffolk County. Bagel stores can be found in Plainview, Commack, Bridgehampton, and Cedarhurst.
Port Jefferson Village has many restaurants, but can be pricey. It is a tourist hotspot in the summer, however, so be prepared for crowds. Port Jeff is an adorable little town with numerous eccentric shops and art galleries. They also have good pubs like Billie's Saloon, Tara's, or Tommy's. This is also the port for the Port Jefferson/Bridgeport ferry.
Drink
Peconic (the eastern part of Long Island, including both forks) is New York State's most important wine-growing area, and New York State produces the most wine in the United States after California (though it's a distant second). Wine enthusiasts may want to arrange vineyard tours and tastings.
Stay safe
Suffolk County is in general a very safe place to visit, as is most of Long Island. Take the same precautions you would anywhere else and use common sense.
Get out
The town of Huntington on Main Street off of 25A has many restaurants, bars, ice cream shops, and movie theaters, including the indie ''Cinema Arts Centre''. It is a haven for bored teens before 10 p.m., but afterwards the bar scene becomes alive and the 25 and older crowd takes over. The town of Northport to the northeast of Huntington (also off of 25A) is another nice option. The docks are often brimming with boats and the small quaint atmosphere makes for a nice evening walk. Try the sweet shop! There are also a couple of bars, but not as many as Huntington.