Finger Lakes
Wine and water define the Finger Lakes, a region of New York state south of Lake Ontario. Eleven elegantly elongated bodies of water arrayed across 80 mi of rolling countryside have produced one of the top wine regions in the country, the East Coast answer to California's Napa Valley.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Rochester and Ithaca.
Rochester
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Big-city culture and small-city charm combine in Rochester, a mid-sized city on the shore of Lake Ontario. The birthplace of amateur photography, Rochester was synonymous with Eastman Kodak for much of the 20th century, but the city's fame was established well before George Eastman came on the scene.
Ithaca
Ithaca is a small city in the Finger Lakes region of central New York, at the southern tip of Cayuga Lake. In addition to being the home of Cornell University and Ithaca College, Ithaca is known for its several gorges and waterfalls, small eclectic shops and restaurants, and deep interest in politics.
Auburn
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Auburn is a city in Cayuga County, New York, United States. Located at the north end of Owasco Lake, one of the Finger Lakes in Central New York, the city had a population of 26,866 at the 2020 census.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Rochester and Suburbs and Eastern Finger Lakes.
Rochester and Suburbs
In the northeast corner of New York's scenic Finger Lakes region, you'll find the city of Rochester and its suburbs. Rochester is a mid-sized city—the state's third-largest—with big-city culture and small-town charm.
Eastern Finger Lakes
Seneca, Cayuga, Owasco, Skaneateles, and Otisco are the five Eastern Finger Lakes, part of the Finger Lakes region of New York. From the dozens and dozens of wineries on the slopes of Seneca and Cayuga, to the pristine waters of Skaneateles, to the magnificent gorges of Watkins Glen, these lakes embody the very soul of the Finger Lakes region.
Western Finger Lakes
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Conesus, Hemlock, Canadice, Honeoye, Canandaigua, and Keuka are the six Western Finger Lakes, part of the larger Finger Lakes region of New York. Although smaller and less well known than the eastern five lakes, and boasting fewer wineries, the Western Finger Lakes have their own attractions.
Finger Lakes Apple Country
North of New York's famous Finger Lakes is a broad plain dotted with apple orchards, glacial drumlins, and small villages. We call it the Finger Lakes Apple Country.
Finger Lakes
- Type: Region with 1,220,000 residents
- Description: group of lakes in New York, USA
- Also known as: “Rochester Finger Lakes”
- Category: group of lakes
- Location: New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Finger Lakes” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “البحيرات الأصبعية”
- Arabic: “البحيرات الإصبعية”
- Arabic: “فينجر لاكس”
- Belarusian: “Фінгер”
- Bulgarian: “Фингър Лейкс”
- Chinese: “五指湖”
- Czech: “Finger Lakes”
- Dutch: “Finger Lakes”
- Dutch: “Rochester Finger Lakes”
- Dutch: “Vingermeren”
- Esperanto: “Fingraj Lagoj”
- French: “Finger lakes”
- French: “Finger Lakes”
- German: “Finger Lakes”
- Hebrew: “אגמי האצבעות”
- Hebrew: “אגמי פינגר”
- Italian: “Finger Lakes”
- Italian: “Laghi Finger”
- Japanese: “フィンガー・レイクス”
- Japanese: “フィンガーレイクス”
- Japanese: “フィンガー湖沼群”
- Malayalam: “ഫിംഗർ തടാകങ്ങൾ”
- Marathi: “फिंगर लेक्स”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Finger Lakes”
- Polish: “Finger Lakes”
- Portuguese: “Finger Lakes”
- Romanian: “Finger Lakes”
- Russian: “Фингер”
- Slovenian: “Finger Lakes”
- Slovenian: “Rochester Finger Lakes”
- Spanish: “Lagos Finger”
- Swedish: “Finger Lakes”
- Tamil: “விரல் ஏரிகள்”
- Ukrainian: “Фінгер (озера)”
- Ukrainian: “Фінгер”
- Vietnamese: “hồ Finger”
- Vietnamese: “Hồ Finger”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Finger Lakes”. Photo: NASA, Public domain.