Spectacle Ponds
Spectacle Ponds is in Franklin, New York. Spectacle Ponds is situated nearby to the hamlet Keese Mill, as well as near the islet Ward Island.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Regis Mountain and St. Regis Mountain Fire Observation Station.
Saint Regis Mountain
Peak
Photo: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Regis Mountain is a 2,838-foot-tall mountain in the town of Santa Clara, New York, in Franklin County at the center of the Saint Regis Canoe Area in the Adirondack Park. Saint Regis Mountain is situated 1½ miles southwest of Spectacle Ponds.
St. Regis Mountain Fire Observation Station
Protected area
Photo: John Sweeney, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The St. Regis Mountain Fire Observation Station is a historic fire observation station located on Saint Regis Mountain at Santa Clara in Franklin County, New York. St. Regis Mountain Fire Observation Station is situated 1½ miles southwest of Spectacle Ponds.
Lower St. Regis Lake
Reservoir
Lower St. Regis Lake is a part of the St. Regis River in the Adirondacks in northern New York State. At its northern edge is Paul Smith's College, former site of Paul Smith's Hotel. Lower St. Regis Lake is situated 1½ miles east of Spectacle Ponds.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Keese Mill and Upper St. Regis.
Keese Mill
Hamlet
Keese Mill—better known locally as Keese's Mills, but also spelled as Keeses Mill and Keeses Mills—is a hamlet west of Paul Smiths in the Town of Brighton, Franklin County, New York, United States, in the Adirondacks.
Upper St. Regis
Hamlet
Upper St. Regis is a small hamlet on New York State Route 30 near Upper St. Regis Lake, 3 miles south of Paul Smiths in Franklin County, New York, United States. Camp Wild Air was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. Upper St. Regis is situated 2½ miles southeast of Spectacle Ponds.
Paul Smiths
Hamlet
Photo: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Paul Smiths is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Brighton in Franklin County, New York, United States. It is located on Lower Saint Regis Lake in the Adirondacks, 12 miles northwest of Saranac Lake, located at 44°26' North 74°15' West. Paul Smiths is situated 2½ miles northeast of Spectacle Ponds.
Spectacle Ponds
- Type: Body of water
- Location: Franklin, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.42191° or 44° 25′ 19″ northLongitude
-74.30146° or 74° 18′ 5″ westOpen location code
87P7CMCX+QCOpenStreetMap ID
way 135249755OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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