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Glen Haven, New York
Near the southern end (the head end) of Skaneateles Lake, the hamlet of Glen Haven is situated in a splendidly scenic valley in the Town of Scott, Cortland County and the Town of Niles, Cayuga County. Nearby Spafford Landing is in the Town of Spafford, Onondaga County Onondaga County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 476,516. The county seat is Syracuse. Onondaga County is the core of the Syracuse, NY MSA. History The name ''Onondaga'' derives fro .... The portion of the community on the eastern shore is known as "Fair Haven," to distinguish it from the western shore portion, known as "Glen Haven." The community provides marina and docking facilities, uncommon on the lake, together with dining and lodging accommodations. Glen Haven has a historic library building, recalling earlier days when a large resort hotel attracted visitors arriving by steamboat. References {{Coord, 42, 45, 58.1, N, 76, 16, 4.6, W, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skaneateles Lake
Skaneateles Lake ( , ) is one of the Finger Lakes in central New York in the United States. The name ''Skaneateles'' means ''long lake'' in one of the local Iroquoian languages. The lake is sometimes referred to as "The Roof Garden of the Lakes" because its altitude () is higher than the other Finger Lakes. It is one of the cleanest lakes in the United States. It is long ( long including the bogs at the south end of the lake) and on average wide, with a surface area of , and a maximum depth of . The lake drains north via Skaneateles Creek, which flows into the Seneca River. The cleanest of the Finger Lakes, its water is so pure that the city of Syracuse and other municipalities use it unfiltered. The City of Syracuse spends about $2.3 million a year to protect lake quality, sixteen people inspecting (usually twice a year) each of the 2600 properties in the watershed, which is relatively small, compared to other Finger Lakes. The lake is the second cleanest lake in the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamlet (New York)
The administrative divisions of New York are the various units of government that provide local services in the State of New York. The state is divided into boroughs, counties, cities, townships called "towns", and villages. (The only boroughs, the five boroughs of New York City, have the same boundaries as their respective counties.) They are municipal corporations, chartered (created) by the New York State Legislature, as under the New York Constitution the only body that can create governmental units is the state. All of them have their own governments, sometimes with no paid employees, that provide local services. Centers of population that are not incorporated and have no government or local services are designated hamlets. Whether a municipality is defined as a borough, city, town, or village is determined not by population or land area, but rather on the form of government selected by the residents and approved by the New York Legislature. Each type of local gove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott, New York
Scott is a town in Cortland County, New York, United States. The population was 1,176 at the 2010 census. The town was named after General Winfield Scott. It is in the northwestern corner of Cortland County and is northwest of the City of Cortland. History Scott is within the former Central New York Military Tract. The first white settler arrived around 1799. The town was formed in 1815 from the town of Preble. The population in 1865 was 1,149. The town is the birthplace of James Henry Salisbury, who later went on to create the Salisbury Steak. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.65%, is water. The western town line is the border of Cayuga County, and the northern town boundary is the border of Onondaga County. New York State Route 41 is a north-south highway in Scott. The southern end of Skaneateles Lake, one of the Finger Lakes, is in the northwestern part of the town. Grout Brook, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cortland County
Cortland County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population of Cortland County was 46,809. The county seat is Cortland. The county is named after Pierre Van Cortlandt, president of the convention at Kingston that wrote the first New York State Constitution in 1777, and first lieutenant governor of the state. Cortland County comprises the Cortland, NY Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Ithaca-Cortland, NY Combined Statistical Area. The Cortland apple is named for the county. History Early history Located in the glaciated Appalachian Plateau area of Central New York, midway between Syracuse and Binghamton, this predominantly rural county is the southeastern gateway to the Finger Lakes Region. Scattered archaeological evidence indicates the Iroquois also known as the Haudenosaunee controlled the area beginning about AD 1500. What was to become Cortland County remained within Indian territory until the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niles, New York
Niles is a town in Cayuga County, New York, United States. The population was 1,194 at the 2010 census. Niles lies in the eastern part of the county, southeast of Auburn. History Niles was in the Central New York Military Tract, land reserved for veterans. The area that would become the town was first settled ''circa'' 1792. The town of Niles was created in 1833 by division of the town of Sempronius. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 11.83%, is water. Niles is between Owasco Lake and Skaneateles Lake, two of the Finger Lakes. The eastern town line and part of the northern town boundary are the border of Onondaga County. New York State Route 38A intersects New York State Route 41A in the northwest part of the town. Demographics At the 2000 census, there were 1,208 people, 476 households and 348 families residing in the town. The population density was 30.9 per square mile (11.9/km2). Ther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cayuga County
Cayuga County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 76,248. Its county seat and largest city is Auburn. The county was named for the Cayuga people, one of the Indian tribes in the Iroquois Confederation. Cayuga County comprises the Auburn, NY Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Syracuse-Auburn, NY Combined Statistical Area. History When counties were established in the Province of New York in 1683, the present Cayuga County was part of Albany County. This was an enormous county, including the northern part of the present state of New York and all of the present state of Vermont and, in theory, extending westward to the Pacific Ocean. This county was reduced in size on July 3, 1766, by the creation of Cumberland County, and further on March 16, 1770, by the creation of Gloucester County, both containing territory now in Vermont. On March 12, 1772, what was left of Albany County was split into three par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spafford Landing , a band from Prescott, Arizona, United States
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Spafford may refer to: People * Belle S. Spafford (1895–1982), American president of the Relief Society * Gene Spafford (born 1956), American professor of computer science at Purdue University * Horatio Spafford (1828–1888), American author of the hymn "It Is Well With My Soul" * Michael Spafford (1935–2022), American artist * Patricia Spafford Smith (1925–2002), American politician * Suzy Spafford (born 1945), American cartoonist, creator of "Suzy'z Zoo" Places United States * Spafford, Minnesota, an unincorporated community * Spafford, New York, a town Other uses * Spafford (band) Spafford is an American jam band that blends multiple genres of music including rock, funk, jazz, reggae, ska, and electro-pop. Members Brian Moss (guitar/vocals) and Jordan Fairless (bass/vocals) formed Spafford in Prescott, Arizona on New Year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spafford, New York
Spafford is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. The population was 1,686 at the 2010 census. The town was named after Horatio Gates Spafford, a writer and founder of the local library. Spafford is in the southwestern corner of Onondaga County and is southwest of Syracuse. History Spafford was located within the former Central New York Military Tract. The first European settler arrived in 1794, the same year Onondaga County was established. The Town of Spafford was formed in 1811 from parts of the Towns of Marcellus, Sempronius and Tully. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (16.31%) is water. The western town line is the border of Cayuga County, and the southern town boundary is the border of Cortland County. Part of the town lies between Skaneateles Lake and Otisco Lake, two of the Finger Lakes. Spafford's high terrain, between two of the Finger Lakes, provides spectacular sce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onondaga County
Onondaga County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 476,516. The county seat is Syracuse. Onondaga County is the core of the Syracuse, NY MSA. History The name ''Onondaga'' derives from the name of the Native American tribe who lived in this area at the time of European contact, one of the original Five Nations of the ''Haudenosaunee''. They called themselves (autonym) ''Onoda'gega'', sometimes spelled ''Onontakeka.'' The word means "People of the Hills." Sometimes the term was ''Onondagaono'' ("The People of the Hills"). The federally recognized Onondaga Nation has a reservation within the county, on which they have self-government. When counties were established in New York in 1683, the present Onondaga County was part of Albany County. This enormous county included the northern part of New York State as well as all of the present State of Vermont and, in theory, extended westward to the Pacific Ocean. It was reduc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamlets In New York (state)
A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. Its size relative to a parish can depend on the administration and region. A hamlet may be considered to be a smaller settlement or subdivision or satellite entity to a larger settlement. The word and concept of a hamlet has roots in the Anglo-Norman settlement of England, where the old French ' came to apply to small human settlements. Etymology The word comes from Anglo-Norman ', corresponding to Old French ', the diminutive of Old French ' meaning a little village. This, in turn, is a diminutive of Old French ', possibly borrowed from ( West Germanic) Franconian languages. Compare with modern French ', Dutch ', Frisian ', German ', Old English ' and Modern English ''home''. By country Afghanistan In Afghanistan, the counterpart of the hamlet is the qala ( Dari: قلعه, Pashto: کلي) meaning "fort" or "hamlet". The Afghan ''qala'' is a fortified group of houses, generally with its ow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
