Shelter Island
Shelter Island is an island on Fourth Lake in Herkimer County, New York. It is located east-northeast of Old Forge.Places of Interest
Highlights include Alger Island and Thistle Island.
Alger Island
Island
Alger Island, also known as Big Island, is a small island located on Fourth Lake, part of the Fulton Chain of Lakes, within the Adirondack Park in New York State.
Thistle Island
Islet
Thistle Island is an island on Fourth Lake in Herkimer County, New York. It is located east-northeast of Old Forge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eagle Bay and Inlet.
Eagle Bay
Hamlet
Eagle Bay is a hamlet on Route 28 in the town of Webb in Herkimer County, New York, United States. Eagle Bay is on the border of Herkimer and Hamilton counties, and borders Fourth Lake. As of the 2020 census, Eagle Bay had a population of 54. Eagle Bay is situated 3½ miles northeast of Shelter Island.
Inlet
Hamlet
Photo: Anne LaBastille, Public domain.
Inlet is a town in Hamilton County, New York, United States. The population was 355 at the 2020 census, up from 333 in 2010. The name is derived from its location at the eastern end of Fourth Lake, part of the Fulton Chain of Lakes. Inlet is situated 4 miles east of Shelter Island.
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.
Shelter Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Fourth Lake, Herkimer County, New York, United States
- Categories: island, lake island, forest, locality, and landform
- Location: Herkimer, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.74012° or 43° 44′ 24″ northLongitude
-74.8782° or 74° 52′ 42″ westElevation
1,706 feet (520 metres)Open location code
87M7P4RC+2POpenStreetMap ID
way 39015766OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forestOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
5137904Wikidata ID
Q34715972
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In Other Languages
“Shelter Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Shelter Island”
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