Orchard Point
Orchard Point is a cape in Essex, New York. Orchard Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Chimney Point, as well as near the village Port Henry.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Saint-Frédéric and Crown Point State Historic Site.
Fort Saint-Frédéric
Fort
Photo: Petersent, Public domain.
Fort Saint-Frédéric was a French fort built on Lake Champlain to secure the region against British colonization and control the lake. It was located in modern New York State across the lake from modern Vermont at the town of Crown Point, New York.
Crown Point State Historic Site
Park
Crown Point State Historic Site is the site of a former military stronghold at the south end of the wider part of Lake Champlain. The location is in Essex County, New York, United States.
Crown Point Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Crown Point Light on Lake Champlain is a former lighthouse at Crown Point, New York, that now exists as a memorial to the exploration of the lake by Samuel de Champlain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chimney Point and Port Henry.
Chimney Point
Hamlet
Photo: Zeph77, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chimney Point is a peninsula in the town of Addison, Vermont, which juts into Lake Champlain forming a narrows. It is one of the earliest settled and most strategic sites in the Champlain Valley.
Port Henry
Village
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Port Henry is a hamlet in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 1,194 at the 2010 census. Port Henry lies on the eastern side of the town of Moriah and is approximately one hour's drive south of Plattsburgh. Port Henry is situated 1½ miles northwest of Orchard Point.
Moriah
Village
Photo: Enesse Bhé, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Moriah is a town in Essex County, New York, United States. Lying within the Adirondack Park, it is situated in the eastern part of the county, 47 miles by road south-southwest of Burlington, Vermont, 55 miles south of Plattsburgh, 115 miles north of Albany, and 116 miles south of Montreal, Quebec. Moriah is situated 3½ miles west of Orchard Point.
Orchard Point
- Type: Cape
- Description: cape in Essex County, New York, United States of America
- Category: landform
- Location: Essex, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Orchard Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Orchard Point”
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