A 58-Foot Long Fin Whale With Huge Bite Marks Has Washed Up On Long Island A whale washed ashore on Long Island on Oct. 9, with bite marks "bigger than a Chihuahua," Kim Durham of the Riverhead Foundation told Newsday. Gothamist reports that the 58-foot fin whale was discovered around 8 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 9, near the campgrounds at Smith County Park in Shirley, NY. For reference, that's about 77 miles from New York City.