The
North Shore of
Long Island is the area along Long Island's northern coast, bordering
Long Island Sound. Long Island's North Shore is known for its extreme wealth and lavish estates. The North Shore has a history of affluence, most notably at the turn of the 20th century, which earned it the
nickname "the Gold Coast". Historically, this term is used only in reference to the Long Island coastline in the towns of
North Hempstead,
Oyster Bay, and
Huntington, in
Nassau and western
Suffolk County. The easternmost certified Gold Coast Mansion is the Geissler Estate, located just west of Indian Hills Country Club in
Fort Salonga, within the Town of Huntington.