Olcott Harbor
Olcott Harbor is a river in Town of Newfane, Niagara County, New York. Olcott Harbor is situated nearby to the hamlet Burt, as well as near the village Newfane.Places of Interest
Highlights include Olcott-Newfane Airport and Olcott Light.
Olcott-Newfane Airport
Aerodrome
Olcott-Newfane Airport is a privately owned, public use airport located 4 kilometres southwest of Olcott, a hamlet in Newfane, Niagara County, New York, United States. The airport is closed indefinitely.
Olcott Light
Lighthouse
Photo: AdMeskens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Olcott Light was built on a pier in Olcott, New York at Eighteen Mile Creek, named for being eighteen miles from the Niagara River at Lake Ontario. The light was no longer needed in the 1930s, and was moved to a local yacht club, where it resided until the early 1960s when it was destroyed.
Van Horn Mansion
Photo: Kdm85, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Van Horn Mansion was built by Judge James Van Horn in 1823. It is the site of the Town of Newfane's first town meeting, April 6, 1824. The name for the Town of Newfane is believed to be chosen by the town Postmaster.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Olcott and Burt.
Olcott
Village
Photo: AdMeskens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Olcott is a hamlet located in the Town of Newfane in Niagara County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, this community population was 1,241.
Appleton
Hamlet
Appleton is a hamlet in the town of Newfane in Niagara County, New York, United States.
Olcott Harbor
- Type: River
- Category: body of water
- Location: Town of Newfane, Niagara County, Niagara Frontier, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.337° or 43° 20′ 13″ northLongitude
-78.7171° or 78° 43′ 1″ westOpen location code
87M387PM+Q5OpenStreetMap ID
way 80179564OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=river
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