About 451 miles by road
There is a Long Island New York near Syracuse that is only 155 miles from Buffalo, NY. There is one north of Syracuse that is only 168 miles from Buffalo and there are four other Long Island New Yorks.
24 hours
Long Island is 118 miles long and the Outer Banks is close to 200. Your mileage could vary significantly. Figure about 440 miles.
Between Long Island, NY, and Savannah, GA, it is 820 miles.
Long Island Sound is between Long Island (New York) and Connecticut.
About 1.5hrs
From Albany to the center of Long Island is about 140 miles.
Mapquest says 2 hours 41 minutes. (Times vary based on specific location.)
That body of water is called Long Island Sound.
1 hr 17 min
about 7 hours.
There is approximately 150 miles between Buffalo New York and Syracuse, New York. It would take about 2 and a half hours to drive from Syracuse to Buffalo.