Alger Island

Alger Island, also known as Big Island, is a small island located on , part of the Fulton Chain of Lakes, within the in New York State.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Fourth Lake, Herkimer County, New York, United States
  • Also known as: Big Island

Places of Interest

Highlights include Thistle Island and Bartons Island.

Islet
is an island on in . It is located east-northeast of .

is a small west of in . It drains east via an unnamed creek which flows into . It lies on a trail between Bubb and Moss Lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eagle Bay and Inlet.

Hamlet
is a hamlet on Route 28 in the town of in , , United States. is on the border of Herkimer and counties, and borders Fourth Lake.

Hamlet
Photo: Anne LaBastille, Public domain.
is a town in , , United States. The population was 355 at the 2020 census, up from 333 in 2010. The name is derived from its location at the eastern end of Fourth Lake, part of the .

Photo: Anne LaBastille, Public domain.
is a village of about 750 people in the . As one of the western gateway communities of the Adirondack Park, forms an extensive business district, primarily directed at tourism especially during the summer months.

Alger Island

Latitude
43.74457° or 43° 44′ 41″ north
Longitude
-74.87454° or 74° 52′ 28″ west
Elevation
1,706 feet (520 metres)
Open location code
87M7P4VG+R5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 429790534
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
5109087
Wiki­data ID
Q4724042
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Dutch—“Alger Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Big Island
  • Dutch: Alger Island, New York

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Shelter Island and Quiver Pond.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Alger Island”. Photo: Jeffrey Johnson, CC BY-SA 2.0.