Central New York



The Central region of New York is a crossroads, dominated by the state's fifth-largest city, Syracuse, and the Mohawk River that flows eastward through this region. It borrows aspects from all of the surrounding regions to create a microcosm of New York as a whole: hills and rivers, cities and farms, hard work and recreation. Central New York is sometimes called the "Gateway to the Adirondacks" and is a natural starting point for fall foliage expeditions. It is also rich in history: The battle of Oriskany and the siege of Fort Stanwix figured prominently in the American revolutionary war.

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Map of Central New York
  • 1 Bainbridge
  • 2 Cazenovia
  • 3 Clay Clay, New York on Wikipedia
  • 4 Clinton — home of Hamilton College
  • 5 Cooperstown — known as the home of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum; also home to the Farmers' Museum, the Fenimore Art Museum, The New York State Historical Association (NYSHA) library and the Ommegang Brewery, and has a pretty historic district
  • 6 Cortland
  • 7 Herkimer (and Ilion and Mohawk)
  • 8 Little Falls
  • 9 Norwich
  • 10 Oneida Oneida, New York on Wikipedia
  • 11 Oneonta — a town with a lovely historic district and two colleges
  • 12 Oswego — a small city with important wartime history and legacy from the Revolutionary War to World War II, also home to a SUNY college
  • 13 Pulaski
  • 14 Rome
  • 15 Syracuse — the major regional population, economic and cultural hub, home to Syracuse University
  • 16 Utica — a city with some nice buildings from the industrial era and good cultural institutions for a community of its size

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  • A total solar eclipse on Monday 8 April 2024 crosses the north of this area from 3:20PM local time. The track of totality is northeast from Mexico and Texas to Ohio then straddling the Canada–New England border.

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Although lacking any true mountains, Central New York has miles and miles of marked and unmarked trails to explore. Two long distance trails, Finger Lakes Trail[dead link] (FLT), and North Country Trail (NCT) transit the region.

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