North Country
North of the Adirondacks lies the North Country, the northern border of New York. Although more populated than the mountains to the south, this region is still dominated by the large areas between cities.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Watertown and Plattsburgh.
Watertown
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Watertown is a city in and the county seat of Jefferson County, New York, United States. It is approximately 25 miles south of the Thousand Islands, along the Black River, about 5 miles east of where it flows into Lake Ontario.
Plattsburgh
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Plattsburgh is a small city on Lake Champlain in New York's North Country. From the viewpoint of a visitor on foot, it is very walkable, with enough streets lined with beautiful houses, interesting historic buildings and monuments and pleasant waterfronts with paths, a bridge or two and pleasant vistas to reward a day or two of your time.
Ogdensburg
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Ogdensburg is a city of 10,700 people in Northern New York on the St. Lawrence Seaway opposite Prescott, Ontario.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Alexandria Bay and Sackets Harbor.
Alexandria Bay
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Alexandria Bay is a village in Jefferson County, New York, United States, within the town of Alexandria. It is located in the Thousand Islands region of northern New York.
Sackets Harbor
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Sackets Harbor is a village of 1450 people on Lake Ontario in Northern New York. It was a naval base which withstood two Canadian attacks in battles during the War of 1812; its arch-nemesis was the British fortification at Kingston in Upper Canada.
Champlain and Rouses Point
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Champlain and Rouses Point are a pair of adjacent villages in Northern New York on the U.S.-Canada border. The villages, 20 miles north of Plattsburgh and 40 miles south of Montreal, are the northernmost in the state of New York.
Malone
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Malone, founded in 1802 in Northern New York by Richard Harrison, is named for Irish Shakespearean scholar Edmund Malone. Located just outside the Adirondack Park, its streets are lined with fine Victorian architecture.
Lowville
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Lowville is a town in Lewis County, New York, United States. The population was 4,888 at the 2020 census, down from 4,982 in 2010. The town is near the center of the county and is southeast of the city of Watertown.
Canton
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Canton is the county seat of St. Lawrence County in northern New York. This tiny village is home to the State University of New York at Canton and to St. Lawrence University.
Clayton
Clayton and Alexandria Bay are small villages in northern New York which, along with Cape Vincent serve as US points of access to the Thousand Islands.Massena
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Massena is in upstate New York right on the Saint Lawrence River which forms the border with Canada. There is a bridge to the Canadian town of Cornwall a few miles downriver.
Potsdam
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Potsdam is a village located in the Town of Potsdam in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 8,312 at the 2020 census. The Village of Potsdam is in the eastern part of the town and is northeast of Canton, the county seat.
North Country
- Type: region
- Description: geographic region of New York
- Location: New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude of center
44.36° or 44° 21′ 36″ northLongitude of center
-75.5° or 75° 30′ westWikidata ID
Q7054928
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In Other Languages
From German to Japanese—“North Country” goes by many names.
- German: “North Country”
- Hebrew: “חבל הארץ הצפוני”
- Japanese: “ノース・カントリー”
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