Loon Island

	Loon Island Loon Island is a sunken island on Canadarago Lake in Otsego County, New York, United States, which sank in the early 19th century. Smaller than the remaining Deowongo Island on the lake, the "sunken island" was less than an acre in size. Its southern shore was marshy, but the northern end of the island (toward Richfield Springs) had trees and vegetation. One theory as to how it sank is that in 1816..."the year without a summer", there was an early spring thaw and the streams that fed Canadarago were running high. Their water flow covered the lake ice. A north wind blew the ice pack into the southern portion of the lake. Not long after that, there was a hard freeze and the winds shifted from out of the south. The ice pack, larger than before, was sent back in the opposite direction. The saw effect took off the surface soil of Loon Island and took down the trees and vegetation. It has been under water ever since. Jay A. Bloomfield (Hrsg.): ''Ecology of the Lakes of East-Central N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Canadarago Lake Canadarago Lake is a lake located in Otsego County, New York and is the source of Oaks Creek. The Village of Richfield Springs is located at the lake's northern end. It is the second largest lake in Otsego County, lying to the west of and parallel to the larger Otsego Lake. The lake's name is also spelled "Candajarago Lake" or "Caniadaraga Lake". The lake has two islands. One island is known as Deowongo Island. The island's name is said to mean, "Place of Hearing", coming from the Oneida Iroquois nation’s language, and was given to the island because of the echo that was noticeable from that body of land. The island was protected in October 2012 and is currently open for public access. The other island is Loon Island which is a sunken island that disappeared in the early 19th century. Geography Canadarago Lake is just over long with a surface area of . Its average depth is , with a maximum depth of . The northern end of the lake is in the Town of Richfield, and the sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Otsego County, New York Otsego County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,524. The county seat is Cooperstown. The name ''Otsego'' is from a Mohawk or Oneida word meaning "place of the rock." History In 1789, Ontario County was split off from Montgomery. The area split off from Montgomery County was much larger than the present county, as it included the present Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans, Steuben, Wyoming, Yates, and part of Schuyler and Wayne counties. Formation Otsego County was one of three early counties split off from Montgomery (the other two being Herkimer and Tioga) after the American Revolutionary War. Otsego County was officially established on February 16, 1791, with Cooperstown as its county seat. The original county consisted of three large townships: * Cherry Valley in the northeast, * Otsego in the northwest, and * Harpersfield in the south. Otsego a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Richfield, New York Richfield is a town located in Otsego County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 2,388. The Town of Richfield is located at the northern border of the county. History Richfield Springs was called "Big Medicine Waters" by the local natives. From the '' Gazetteer of the State of New York'' by J. H. French, Published by R. Pearsall Smith, Syracuse, N. Y. 1860: :Richfield was formed from the Town of Otsego, New York on April 10, 1792. The towns of Exeter and Plainfield were taken off in 1799. It is the extreme northern town of the county. Its surface is rolling and moderately hilly, with a mean elevation of 150 to 200 ft. above Schuyler Lake (now Canadarago Lake), which lies in the southeast corner of the town and occupies a deep valley, into which flow several small streams from the north and west. The soil is of a diversified character, consisting of gravel, slate, clay, and sandy loam, well cultivated and productive. About 500,000 po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Lost Lands Lost lands are islands or continents believed by some to have existed during pre-history, but to have since disappeared as a result of catastrophic geological phenomena. Legends of lost lands often originated as scholarly or scientific theories, only to be picked up by writers and individuals outside the academy. Occult and New Age writers have made use of Lost Lands, as have subaltern peoples such as the Tamils in India. Phantom islands, as opposed to lost lands, are land masses formerly believed by cartographers to exist in the ''current'' historical age, but to have been discredited as a result of expanding geographic knowledge. The classification of lost lands as continents, islands, or other regions is in some cases subjective; for example, Atlantis is variously described as either a "lost island" or a "lost continent". Lost land theories may originate in mythology or philosophy, or in scholarly or scientific theories, such as catastrophic theories of geology. With t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Deowongo Island Deowongo Island is the only remaining island on Canadarago Lake in Otsego County, New York. The island's name is said to mean, "place of hearing", coming from the Oneida people, Oneida Iroquois nation’s language, and was given to the island because of the echo that was noticeable from that body of land before trees were cut around the shores. The island was protected in October 2012 and is currently open for public access. References {{authority control Islands of New York (state) Islands of Otsego County, New York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Richfield Springs, New York Richfield Springs is a village located in the Town of Richfield, on the north-central border of Otsego County, New York, United States. The population was 1,264 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from local sulfur springs. Geography The village is at the northern end of Canadarago Lake and is at the border of Herkimer County. Richfield Springs is located at (42.853065, -74.987623). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. U.S. Highway 20, New York State Route 28, and New York State Route 167 converge in Richfield Springs. US 20 and NY 28 intersect outside the western end of the village limits and overlap for a brief time inside the village, while NY 167 has its southern terminus at US 20 in the center of the village. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,255 people, 536 households, and 324 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,259.2 people per square mile (484.6/km2). There were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Islands Of New York (state) The following is a list of islands found within New York State. Alder Island (New York), Alder Island Alger Island, New York, Alger Island Association Island Barnum Island Beeren Island Big Crow Island Big Hassock Island Bird Island (New York), Bird Island Black Banks Island Broad Channel Island Brother Island, Niagara River, Brother Island Calumet Island Captree Island, New York, Captree Island Carleton Island Catwright Island Cayuga Island Cedar Island (New York), Cedar Island Cedar Island (Babylon) Cedar Island (Shelter Island) Cedar Island (Nassau County) Center Island (New York), Center Island Cinder Island City Island, Bronx, City Island Clifford Island (New Rochelle), Clifford Island Colonels Island, New York Columbia Island (New York), Columbia Island Coney Island Constellation Rock Constitution Island Crab Island (Lake Champlain) Crab Island (Long Island Sound) Croil Island Croyle Island Cuba Island Dark Island Davids Island (New York) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]