Orient Map
Orient is a census-designated place (CDP) in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The CDP's population was 709 at the 2000 census.
Orient and Orient Point are used almost interchangeably. However Orient Point refers specifically to the physical point at the end of the North Fork of Long Island while Orient is the hamlet in which the point is located.
Orient is the eastern-most town on Long Island's picturesque North Fork. It was originally named Poquatuck, after the name of the local native American tribe that resided along the inland waterways, then Oyster Ponds. Legend has it that when Oyster Bay, New York became famous during the presidency of Teddy Roosevelt, the name was changed to Orient to match the name of its most prominent land feature, Orient Point.
Nearby cities include Peconic, Cutchogue, East Hampton, New Suffolk, Niantic.