Henderson Lake
Henderson Lake is located in the Adirondack Mountains in the town of Newcomb, Essex County, New York in the United States. It was named in 1826 after David Henderson, one of the founders of the Elba Iron Works near Lake Placid, New York, and of the Upper Works at Tahawus, New York.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake of the United States of America
- Also known as: “Ga-nu-da-yu” and “Lake Henderson”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Adams.
Mount Adams
Peak
Mount Adams is a 3,520-foot-tall mountain located in Essex County of New York. Atop the mountain is the Mount Adams Fire Observation Station, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tahawus.
Tahawus
Locality
Photo: Petersent, Public domain.
Tahawus was a village in the Town of Newcomb, Essex County, New York, United States. It is now a ghost town situated in the Adirondack Park. Tahawus is located in Essex County within the unpopulated northern area designated to the town of Newcomb.
Henderson Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Essex, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.09252° or 44° 5′ 33″ northLongitude
-74.0669° or 74° 4′ 1″ westElevation
1,814 feet (553 metres)Open location code
87P73WVM+26OpenStreetMap ID
way 895415097OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
5120501Wikidata ID
Q5713369
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Henderson Lake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Henderson Lake” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بحيرة هندرسون (نيويورك)”
- Arabic: “بحيرة هندرسون”
- Cebuano: “Henderson Lake”
- French: “lac Henderson”
- French: “Lac Henderson”
- Italian: “lago Henderson”
- Italian: “Lago Henderson”
- Venetian: “lago Henderson”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Henderson Lake”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Adirondac and Preston Ponds.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tahawas Primitive Area and McIntyre Blast Furnace.
New York: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into New York City, Buffalo, Manhattan, and West Side.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
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 “Henderson Lake”. Photo: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 4.0.