Golden Hour
Where to stand for first and last light, from east-facing ocean to west-facing bay.
Tonight in East Hampton
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Arrive 20–30 minutes earlier for the first color.
Sunset
7:05 PM
Arrive 30 minutes before for golden-hour light.
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Sunrise east-facing · Sunset west-facing · Both the rare 360° spots, like Montauk Point
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Public viewpoints
Photo: Americasroof (CC BY-SA 2.5), via Wikimedia Commons Public viewpoint · ←W
Cedar Point County Park
BothEast Hampton
Parking: County lot; parking fee per vehicle
Source: Suffolk County Parks — Cedar Point County Park (the live county site blocks every request; read via the Internet Archive)
Why the East End has the best golden hour in the Northeast
A narrow east–west island, surrounded by Atlantic, bays, and sheltered coves. That is the trick: sunrise and sunset can both meet open water here.
- Sunrise
Ditch Plains · Montauk - Sunset
Long Beach · Noyack - Both
Montauk Point · Orient