The Astrodome scoreboard lit up in 1965 to welcome President Lyndon Baines Johnson to the world's first indoor baseball game. The Astrodome scoreboard lit up in 1965 to welcome President Lyndon Baines Johnson to the world's first indoor baseball game.
Hotels and Motels near Shelter Island. The closest cities with additional hotels are Sag Harbor, East Marion, Bridgehampton, and East Hampton. Sag Harbor NY Hotels, Motels â approximately 22 minutes south of Shelter Island.
Hamptonsâ Prices Arrive on Shelter Island. A quick ferry ride from either the see-and-be-seen Hamptons on the South Fork of Long Island or the bucolic wine country of the North Fork, Shelter Island has long been the quiet, laid-back vacation haven in the middle, surrounded by Shelter Island Sound and Gardiners Bay.