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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 Time
to:
Watertown,
NY - 30 mins.
Fort Drum, NY - 20 mins.
Syracuse,
NY - 1 1/2 hrs
Utica,
NY - 1 hr.
Albany,
NY - 2.5 hrs.
Rochester,
NY - 3 hrs.
Buffalo,
NY - 4 hrs..
New York
City - 5 hrs.
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Scranton,
PA - 4 hrs.
Philadelphia
- 6 hrs.
Boston,
MA - 6 hrs.
Hartford,
CT - 5 hrs.
Brockville
- 1.5 hrs.
Montreal
- 4 hrs.
Ottawa
- 2 hrs.
Toronto
- 4hrs.
Quebec
City - 7 hrs
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Nearest
Commercial
Airports:
Watertown and Utica are each about 40 miles away
Syracuse Airport is about 83 miles away
Railroads:
Mohawk Adirondack & Northern Railroad
Lowvile & Beaver River Railroad |
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