Founded in 1653, the <b id="mwLw">Town of Huntington</b> is located on the <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/North_Shore_(Long_Island)" title="North Shore (Long Island)" id="mwMA">North Shore</a> of <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/Long_Island" title="Long Island" id="mwMQ">Long Island</a> in northwestern Suffolk County, with the <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/Long_Island_Sound" title="Long Island Sound" id="mwMg">Long Island Sound</a> to its north and <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/Nassau_County,_New_York" title="Nassau County, New York" id="mwMw">Nassau County</a> adjacent to the west. It is part of the <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/New_York_metropolitan_area" title="New York metropolitan area" id="mwOA">New York metropolitan area</a>.
