Point Lookout, New York
CDP
About Point Lookout
Point Lookout is a small unincorporated community in southeastern New York.
Point Lookout holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.27 square miles.
📰 Point Lookout News Today
- Point Lookout Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
- Long Island sharks: Point Lookout beach closed after lifeguards spot 9-foot shark in water ABC7 New York · Jul 2
- 9-foot shark spotted at Point Lookout, swimming red-flagged FOX 5 New York · Jul 2
- Shark spotted off Point Lookout Beach on Long Island CBS News · Jul 2
- 9-foot shark spotted off Long Island beach NBC New York · Jul 2
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Point Lookout Unique
- The only place in America named Point Lookout — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.27 sq mi.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in southeastern New York, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Point Lookout
- Gatsby On The Ocean
- Boardwalk Cafe (café)
- The Clam Bar
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Jones Beach Energy & Nature Center
- Theodore Roosevelt Nature Center · Museum
- US Army Corps of Engineers Survey Point · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateNew York
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area0.27 sq mi
Coordinates40.5906, -73.5794