| Lewis County is within
a 500 mile radius of 28% of the US population and 70% of the Canadian population.
The County is situated in the heart
of the North Country.
-
The
St. Lawrence River and Canada are one hour to the North.
-
Interstate
81, one of the two major North-South highways in the state, is 30 miles
West.
-
New
York's main East-West thoroughfare, the State Thruway
(Interstate 90) is 45 miles South.
-
Route
12, a major route between the Mohawk Valley (Utica, US 90) and the Canadian
border (Watertown, US 81), runs through the center of the county.
-
Routes
3, 12, 12D, 26, 177, and 812 are well maintained major highways.
Average Driving Times:
| Albany,
NY - 2.5 hrs. |
Montreal
- 4 hrs. |
Scranton,
PA - 4 hrs. |
| Boston,
MA - 6 hrs. |
Ottawa
- 2 hrs. |
Syracuse,
NY - 2 hrs |
| Buffalo,
NY - 4 hrs.. |
Philadelphia
- 6 hrs. |
Toronto
- 4hrs. |
| Hartford,
CT - 5 hrs. |
Quebec
City - 7 hrs |
Utica,
NY - 1 hr. |
| New
York City - 5 hrs. |
Rochester,
NY - 3 hrs. |
Watertown,
NY - 1/2 hr. |
|
|