Sunken Island, also known as Hutters Island,[2] is a sunken island on Otsego Lake in Otsego County, New York. Sunken Island is several feet below the surface of the lake and is marked with 4 buoys to prevent boats from running aground. Sunken Island is described in the writings of James Fenimore Cooper upon which a structure once stood.
 Sunken Island in Otsego Lake | |
  Sunken Island Location of Sunken Island within New York  Sunken Island Sunken Island (the United States) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Otsego Lake |
| Coordinates | 42°47′43″N 74°53′33″W / 42.79528°N 74.89250°W[1] |
| Highest elevation | 1,191 ft (363 m) |
| Administration | |
 United States | |
| State |  New York |
| Region | Central New York Region |
| County | Otsego |
| Town | Springfield |
References
edit- ^ "Sunken Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
- ^ "Springfield". historicmapworks.com. historicmapworks.com. 1868. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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External links
edit- Sunken Island at hmdb.org