Western New York

Western New York is a phrase often used within the state of , but it really has no consistent definition. In and its immediate surrounding areas, the term encompasses only the westernmost eight counties of New York.
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  • Region with 2,350,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,755 feet (535 metres)
  • Description: region in New York, United States

Places of Interest

Highlights include Honeoye Lake Boat Launch State Park and C. E. K. Mees Observatory.

Western New York

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Latitude
42.7125° or 42° 42′ 45″ north
Longitude
-77.4573° or 77° 27′ 26″ west
Open location code
87J4PG7V+23
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Western New York” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “紐約州西部”
  • Chinese: “西紐約州”
  • Estonian: “Western New York”
  • German: “Western New York”
  • Hebrew: “מערב מדינת ניו יורק”
  • Japanese: “ウェスタン・ニューヨーク”
  • Japanese: “ニューヨーク州西部”
  • Japanese: “西ニューヨーク”
  • Urdu: “مغربی نیویارک”
  • Vietnamese: “Tây New York”
  • Vietnamese: “Tây Niu Oóc”
  • Vietnamese: “Tây Nữu Ước”

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