Nelson Lake

Nelson Lake is a lake in Herkimer, New York. Nelson Lake is situated nearby to the hamlet Minnehaha, as well as near McKeever.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tooker Mountain and Jones Mountain.

Tooker Mountain

Peak

Tooker Mountain is a summit located in Central New York Region of New York located in the Town of Webb in Herkimer County, southeast of Minnehaha.

Jones Mountain

Peak

Jones Mountain is a summit located in Central New York Region of New York located in the Town of Webb in Herkimer County, southwest of Old Forge.

Little Roundtop

Peak

Little Roundtop is a summit located in Central New York Region of New York located in the Town of Webb in Herkimer County, southwest of Old Forge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thendara and Otter Lake.

Thendara is a hamlet and census-designated place in Herkimer County, New York, United States. Thendara is located in the Adirondack Park, in the southern part of the town of Webb, west of Old Forge on Route 28. Thendara is situated 4½ miles northeast of Nelson Lake.

Otter Lake

Hamlet

Otter Lake is a hamlet located on NY 28 in the Town of Forestport in Oneida County, New York, United States. It is located by Otter Lake. As of the 2020 census, Otter Lake had a population of 109. Otter Lake is situated 4½ miles southwest of Nelson Lake.

Old Forge

Photo: Anne LaBastille, Public domain.

Old Forge is a village of about 750 people in the Adirondacks. As one of the western gateway communities of the Adirondack Park, Old Forge forms an extensive business district, primarily directed at tourism especially during the summer months.

Nelson Lake

Type: Lake
Category: body of water
Location: Herkimer, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.64715° or 43° 38′ 50″ north

Longitude

-75.05841° or 75° 3′ 30″ west

Elevation

1,598 feet (487 metres)

Open location code

87M6JWWR+VJ

GeoNames ID

5128420

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