Oak Orchard Creek
Oak Orchard Creek is a tributary of Lake Ontario in Orleans County, New York in the United States. The creek flows through Oak Orchard Creek Marsh, 600 acres of which were declared a National Natural Landmark in May 1973.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Orleans and Genesee counties, New York, United States
- Also known as: “Kea-nau-hau-sent” and “Ken-au-ka-rent”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Oak Orchard Light.
Oak Orchard Light
Lighthouse
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Oak Orchard Light was a lighthouse that operated on the shores of Lake Ontario, in New York, United States, at Point Breeze from 1871 to 1916. In 2010 a local community group built a historically accurate replica of the lighthouse near the original site on the east side of Oak Orchard Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sawyer and Carlton.
Sawyer
Hamlet
Sawyer is a hamlet in the town of Carlton, Orleans County, New York, United States. It is named after John G. Sawyer, a congressman from New York. The settlement was previously named "Curtis's Corners" after John Curtis, a native of New Hampshire, who settled on lot 1, section 5 at Carlton in Orleans County. Sawyer is situated 2½ miles southeast of Oak Orchard Creek.
Carlton
Village
Photo: Ron Shawley, CC BY 3.0.
Carlton is a town in Orleans County, New York, United States. The population was 2,994 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from Carleton, a shipbuilding district near Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Carlton is situated 3 miles south of Oak Orchard Creek.
Kuckville
Hamlet
Kuckville is a hamlet in the town of Carlton in Orleans County, New York, United States. It is named after Rev. George Kuck, an immigrant from Toronto, Ontario, Canada who settled in near the shore of Lake Ontario in 1815. Kuckville is situated 4 miles west of Oak Orchard Creek.
Oak Orchard Creek
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Orleans County, Niagara Frontier, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Oak Orchard Creek” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Oak Orchard Creek”
- Cebuano: “Oak Orchard Creek”
- Venetian: “Oak Orchard”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Point Breeze and Rock Ledge Beach.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fiddlers Elbow and Oak Orchard Creek Bridge.
Orleans County: Must-Visit Destinations
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