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Actually, your post illustrates the foolishness of those who think their reading one map can replace 20 years of personal experiencing navigating boats on the Great South Bay, and the foolishness of so many amateur (non) pilots.

Look at a USGS nautical chart, not some stupid roadmap you got at the local gas station.

Now, First of all, look on that nautical chart at the two elongated shaped islands south of Bay Shore Sayville area, east of the "Quick Flash Charlie" bouy east of Kismet. See the ones named West Fire Island and East Fire Island? They were so named becuase a red berried and leafed bush grew there, and no where else in that area, years ago and at sunset, those bushes made the islands look like they were on fire.

Then look forther soouth. See the barrier beach that stretches from the Robert Moses State Park all the way east to the Shinecock Canal. See it's proper name "Great Barrier Beach," (often incorrectly called Fire Island because the early hotel owners there new the name Fire Island was sexier than Barrier Beach!)

Now, look at other maps of national seashores. Notice, as in this case, that it named for one geographical feature in the general area, and that naming does not change the name of the island that has been named then since cilpper ships sailes these waters.

Now, say you are sorry!

Look at a USGS nautical chart, not some stupid roadmap you got at the local gas station.

Look at the New York Terminal Area Chart, also the New York Sectional Aeronautical Chart issued by the Federal Avation Admenistration, U.S. Department of Transportation. Nowhere on them is "Great Barrier Beach" mentioned. But Fire Island National Seashore is promenantly labeled several times all along the barrier island chain that most people recognize as Fire Island.

Actually, your post illustrates the foolishness of one who has no idea that your dig at "so many amateur (non) pilots" is aimed at an ATP/CFII/MEI pilot with over 40 years experience reading and navigating safely with aeronautical charts.

I will not say I'm sorry...

I will thank you for the background of the two Fire Islands that show up on the "stupid gas station road map" and are not labeled as such on either the New York Terminal or Sectional chart.