Rocky Point, NY

Rocky Point is a North Shore Long Island census-designated place in Suffolk County, near Wading River and the Long Island Sound. It has an unusual technology history: RCA once operated a major transmitting and research facility there, using the open land for long-distance radio work. Today Rocky Point is mostly residential, with schools, wooded roads, beaches and Sound access nearby, and a quieter feel than Long Island's denser western suburbs. It is a practical North Shore community with a surprising radio-era backstory.