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Cumberland Head

New York, United States · North America

About Cumberland Head

Cumberland Head is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Plattsburgh, 22km from Ausable Chasm.

Cumberland Head is a town located in New York, United States. With a population of 1,627, it is an important destination in North America.

On a road trip, Cumberland Head sits in United States, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/New York time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Cumberland Head to your route.

About Cumberland Head

Cumberland Head is a census-designated place and region of the town of Plattsburgh in Clinton County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Cumberland Head had a population of 1,735. Cumberland Head is a peninsula projecting into Lake Champlain, and includes the communities of Rocky Point and Champlain

Read more Park. A landing for the Lake Champlain Transportation Company's ferry to Gordon Landing on Grand Isle, Vermont, is near the southern end of Cumberland Head. Cumberland Bay State Park is located at the northern end of the peninsula. There is a historic lighthouse on the end of Cumberland Head.

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Where is Cumberland Head located?

Cumberland Head is located in New York, United States, North America. The coordinates are 44.7164 latitude, -73.4026 longitude.

What is the population of Cumberland Head?

Cumberland Head has a population of approximately 1,627 people, making it a town in United States.

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Quick Information

Population
1,627
Continent
North America
Country
United States
Region
New York
Timezone
America/New_York
Coordinates
44.7164, -73.4026

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911
Ambulance
911
Fire
911
Driving side
right

AAA roadside assistance: 1-800-222-4357. Right turn on red is legal in most states unless signed otherwise.

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Worth the detour from Cumberland Head

3 notable places within an hour's drive.

natural wonder

Ausable Chasm

A two-mile sandstone gorge up to 150 feet deep cut into 500-million-year-old Potsdam sandstone, open to visitors since 1873 via trails, walkways bolted to the rock face, and raft floats.

22 km · about 25 min drive

mountain pass

Smugglers' Notch

A dramatic, boulder-strewn Vermont mountain pass on VT-108 squeezing between 1,000-foot cliffs near Stowe, so narrow that trucks are banned and the road closes each winter.

51 km · about 60 min drive

famous road

Whiteface Veterans Memorial Highway

A toll road spirals to a parking area just below Whiteface Mountain's 4,867-foot summit, where a stone tunnel and an elevator inside the mountain carry you the last stretch. Clear days reach to Vermont and Montreal.

56 km · about 65 min drive

Driving roads near Cumberland Head

  • 51 kmSmugglers' NotchA dramatic, boulder-strewn Vermont mountain pass on VT-108 squeezing between 1,000-foot cliffs near Stowe, so narrow that trucks are banned and the road closes each winter.
  • 56 kmWhiteface Veterans Memorial HighwayA toll road spirals to a parking area just below Whiteface Mountain's 4,867-foot summit, where a stone tunnel and an elevator inside the mountain carry you the last stretch. Clear days reach to Vermont and Montreal.

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