| Longitude / Latitude |
Longitude: 71? 47' 25" W to 79? 45' 54" W
Latitude: 40? 29' 40" N to 45? 0' 42" N |
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| Length x Width |
New York is 330 miles long and 283 miles wide. |
| Geographic Center |
The geographic center of New York is located in Madison County,
12 miles S of Oneida and 26 miles SW of Utica.
Longitude: 76° 1.0'W
Latitude: 42° 57.9'N |
| Borders |
New York borders Lake Erie, Lake Ontario and Canada
in the north. To the south, New York borders Pennsylvania, New Jersey
and the Atlantic Ocean. Vermont, Massachusetts, and Connecticut border
New York to the east and Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Canada and Pennsylvania
are to the west. |
| Total Area |
New York covers 54, 475 square miles. In size, New York
ranks 27th compared with the other 50 states. |
| Land Area |
48,708 square miles of New York are land areas. |
| Water Area |
7,251 square miles of New York are covered by water.
New York is one of the wettest states. |
| Highest Point |
The highest point in New York is Mount Marcy. Mount
Marcy rises 5, 344 feet above sea level. |
| Lowest Point |
The lowest point in New York is where New York meets
the Atlantic Ocean; sea level. |
| Mean Elevation |
The Mean Elevation of the state of New York is 1,000
feet above sea level. |
| Major Rivers |
Hudson River, Mohawk River, Genesee River |
| Major Lakes |
Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Champlain, Lake George |
