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 the map to travel |
Popular Destinations
Watertown
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Watertown is a city in, and the county seat of, Jefferson County, New York, United States.
Plattsburgh
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Plattsburgh is a city in and the county seat of Clinton County, New York, United States, situated on the north-western shore of Lake Champlain.
Ogdensburg
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Ogdensburg is a city of 10,700 people in Northern New York on the St.
Destinations
Alexandria Bay
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Alexandria Bay is a village in the Town of Alexandria in the Thousand Islands region of New York.
Sackets Harbor
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Sackets Harbor is a village of 1450 people on Lake Ontario in Northern New York.
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.
Malone
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Malone, founded in 1802 in Northern New York by Richard Harrison, is named for Irish Shakespearean scholar Edmund Malone.
Lowville
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Lowville is a town in Lewis County, New York, United States.
Canton
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Canton is the county seat of St. Lawrence County in northern New York.
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.
Potsdam
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Potsdam is a village located in the Town of Potsdam in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States.
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
Q7054928North Country Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- German: North Country
- Hebrew: חבל הארץ הצפוני
- Japanese: ノース・カントリー
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page North Country. Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.