Olcott
Olcott is a hamlet located in the Town of Newfane in Niagara County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Olcott had a population of 1,072. Most locals refer to it as Olcott Beach.- Type: Village with 1,070 residents
- Description: census-designated place in Niagara County, New York
- Also known as: “Kempville”, “Olcott, New York”, and “Olcott, NY”
- Postal code: 14126
Places of Interest
Highlights include Olcott Light and Olcott-Newfane Airport.
Olcott Light
Lighthouse
Olcott Light was built on a pier in Olcott, New York at Eighteen Mile Creek, named for being eighteen miles from the Niagara River at Lake Ontario. The light was no longer needed in the 1930s, and was moved to a local yacht club, where it resided until the early 1960s when it was destroyed.
Olcott-Newfane Airport
Aerodrome
Olcott-Newfane Airport is a privately owned, public use airport located 4 kilometres southwest of Olcott, a hamlet in Newfane, Niagara County, New York, United States. The airport is closed indefinitely.
Van Horn Mansion
The Van Horn Mansion was built by Judge James Van Horn in 1823. It is the site of the Town of Newfane's first town meeting, April 6, 1824. The name for the Town of Newfane is believed to be chosen by the town Postmaster. Van Horn Mansion is situated 2 miles south of Olcott.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burt and Appleton.
Appleton
Hamlet
Appleton is a hamlet in the town of Newfane in Niagara County, New York, United States. Appleton is situated 3½ miles east of Olcott.
West Somerset
Hamlet
West Somerset is a hamlet in the town of Somerset in Niagara County, New York, United States. West Somerset is situated 6 miles east of Olcott.
Olcott
Latitude
43.33788° or 43° 20′ 16″ north
Longitude
-78.71487° or 78° 42′ 54″ west
Population
1,070
Elevation
272 feet (83 metres)
Open location code
87M387QP+53
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Volapük—“Olcott” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أولكوت”
- Basque: “Olcott”
- Catalan: “Olcott”
- Cebuano: “Olcott”
- Chechen: “Олкотт”
- Chinese: “Olcott”
- Chinese: “奧爾科特 (紐約州)”
- Chinese: “奧爾科特”
- Dutch: “Olcott”
- French: “Olcott”
- German: “Olcott”
- Gilaki: “اولکات (نيۊیؤرک)”
- Gilaki: “اولکات”
- Irish: “Olcott”
- Italian: “Olcott”
- Japanese: “オルコット”
- Ladin: “Olcott”
- Malagasy: “Olcott, New York”
- Malagasy: “Olcott”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Olcott”
- Persian: “اولکات، نیویورک”
- Persian: “اولکات”
- Polish: “Olcott”
- Portuguese: “Olcott”
- Russian: “Олкотт”
- Serbian: “Олкот”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Olcott, New York”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Olcott”
- South Azerbaijani: “اولکات، نیویورک”
- Spanish: “Olcott”
- Tatar: “Олкотт”
- Turkish: “Olcott”
- Ukrainian: “Олкотт”
- Urdu: “اولکاٹ، نیو یارک”
- Volapük: “Olcott”
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