Horseheads
Horseheads is a village in Chemung County, New York, United States. The population was 6,606 at the 2020 census. The name is derived from the number of bleached skulls of pack horses left behind by the Sullivan Expedition.- Locality with about 6,610 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 900 feet (270 metres)
- Description: village in New York, USA
- Postal code: 14845
- Also known as“Fairport”“Horseheads , NY”“Horseheads (village), New York”“Horseheads, New York”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hanover Square Historic District and Zimmerman House.
Hanover Square Historic District
Commercial area
The Hanover Square Historic District is a downtown business district in Horseheads, New York.
Zimmerman House
Building
Zimmerman House, also known as Zim House, is a historical structure located in Horseheads, New York.
Horseheads High School
School
Horseheads High School is a public institution for…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Horseheads North and Elmira Heights.
Horseheads North
Village
Horseheads North is a census-designated place in Chemung County, New York, United States. Horseheads North is situated 2 miles north of Horseheads.
Elmira Heights
Village
Elmira Heights is a village in Chemung County, New York, United States. Elmira Heights is situated 2½ miles south of Horseheads.
Pine Valley
Hamlet
Pine Valley is a hamlet and census-designated place… Pine Valley is situated 4 miles north of Horseheads.
Horseheads
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Latitude
42.16702° or 42° 10′ 1″ north
Longitude
-76.82051° or 76° 49′ 14″ west
UN/LOCODE
US HRH
Open location code
87J5558H+RQ
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Volapük—“Horseheads” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قرية هورسهيدز”
- Catalan: “Horseheads”
- Chinese: “霍斯黑茲 (紐約州村)”
- Chinese: “霍斯黑茲”
- French: “Horseheads”
- Japanese: “ホースヘッズ (ニューヨーク州の村)”
- Malagasy: “Horseheads, New York”
- Malagasy: “Horseheads”
- Mazanderani: “هورسهدز، مله (نیویورک)”
- Mazanderani: “هورسهدز، مله”
- Polish: “Horseheads”
- Russian: “Хорсхедс”
- Spanish: “Horseheads”
- Turkish: “Horseheads”
- Ukrainian: “Горсгедс”
- Urdu: “ہارس ہیڈز (گاؤں)، نیویارک”
- Urdu: “ہارس ہیڈز، نیویارک”
- Volapük: “Horseheads, New York”
- Volapük: “Horseheads”
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