New-York tribune., 1908-05-24
MANY FINE SEACOAST TOWNS
SUMNER FACTION DISTRICT NEAR GRE4TER CITY,
COVERS Il BIG AREA.
Popular Along the atlantic OceanLarge Number
of Ifttractre Places on the Sound

houses of seven more rooms having all i'm
provements, really attractive.
IN THE HIGHLAND DISTRICTS
Long Branch is considered TO be the highest point
Of land along the Atlantic seacoast from Florida
to Maine. and the next highest elevation is said
TO be the district known as the Highlands IN
which are the following popular towns: Highlands,
Hilton Highland Beach, Navesink Beach. Nor
rrandie Seabright Low Moor. Galilee and Mon
mouth Beach. AT most of those places ocean ana
still water bathing features of the summer me
Another feature of the summer season at most OF
these towns includes boating on lakes ana r1'er
and yachting and fishing lakes, river and ocean
Students of climatic conditions say that the average
temperature IN the summer months along the Ne"
Jersey SeacoaSt is about 90 degrees ana tnat the
coolest part this enhancing summer district IN
cludes that great area of land comprising the
townships OF Long Branch, Asbury Park, ocean
Grove and the places in the Atlantic Highlands
district The southern tier of towns fronting on
the Atlantic Ocean little warmer in the sum-
mer months than those places just north
BEAUTIFUL WEsTCHESTER.
r Long Island was not within the borders OF
this state the Empire state would not possess
srea, area Of land fronting the Atlantic Ocean.
It's principal shore front region. excluding Long
Island Island, is the easterly section OF
Westcheeter County. In that region are some of
the most prosperous and attractive residential
towns in tie suburban zone of the greater city.
some of those places are, together with their dis
tances from I'D street and Fourth avenue: Pelham,
u miles. New Rochelle 1614: Larchmont Manor,
1Ss,. Mamaroneck, 2o3: Harrison, 2: Rye. a. and
Port Chester . Just beyond Port Chester, but
1crllrvng highly developed tracts of land in Con-
necticut fronting Long Island Sound are:
Greenwich. y miles; Cos Cob go Riverside 800
sound Beach. 81 Stamford. SO; Glenorook' "9s
SI,rfne6a7= 266: Noroton. 81 Daren. rs; Rowayton,
90. south Norwalk Il: East Norwak. ~; West
port II. Green's Farms. a; Southport 49, and Fair
field. n The majority of these places are within
the electric zone of the greater city FOR some
months the New Haven railroad has been running
electric trains over its main shore line as far as
Stamford and this electric service has proved so
satisfactory that the growth of these various
places high class residential towns has been
uurcksncd Many leading citizens Of this city, are
numbered among the permanent residents OF those
towns. ana that fact alone indicates that the
places measure UP to the standards set for the
perfect residential Suburban town. A large num-
Der of the towns noted for their fourishng
yacht clubs. and feature of their summer life is
therefore yachting.
ATTRACTING SUMMER COLON1STS.
Little effort has been made in recent years by
property owners in this aIluring section of the
suburban district of the greater city reveal to
thousands of prospective summer colonists a right
idea as 70 what charms these towns possess for
such persons. Steps, however. have recently been
taken 10 make known in a proper manner that
these towns. though they do not possess a front
age or the surf, only located in healthful
and picturesque surroundings, but have many at
fractions to persons who desire to live out of
in the summer months in places within easy
committing distance OF this city. There are indeed
few places which exceed the realty wealth or the
realty vigor Of Greenwich, Conn, and of New
Rochelle, Larchmont Manor, Mamaroneck. Harri-
son. Rye and Port Chester.
a GREAT PLEASURE GROUND.
Long Island is Of the greatest pleasure
grounds in the summer months to residents of this
city II is the largest island on the Atlantic Coast
l23 miles long and from 10 to 25 miles wide AS
shape is like a whale, the whalers who years
ago made Sag Harbor a busy village named the
eastern projections of the island the north fluke
and the south fluke. The northern shore of Long
Island is rugged and precipitous, with long narrow
bays. The southern shore passes gradually from
a gently sloping plain into lowlands, inclosing
broad shallow bays. beyond which is Oak Island.
Fire Island and the Great South beaches, which
separate the Great South Bay from the Atlantic
Ocean. The island has 400 miles of salt water
shore front. about 800 being the Sound and on
the several bays and 100 miles on the ocean. The
island is noted its excellent roads its healthful
ness. its many springs. streams and small fresh
water lakes, its ocean and Still water bathing and