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Dannemora

New York, United States · North America

About Dannemora

Dannemora is worth a stop: 25 minutes from Morrisonville, 30km from Ausable Chasm.

Dannemora is a town located in New York, United States. With a population of 3,629, it is an important destination in North America.

On a road trip, Dannemora 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 Dannemora to your route.

About Dannemora

Clinton Correctional Facility is a New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision maximum security state prison for men located in the Village of Dannemora, New York, United States. The prison is sometimes colloquially referred to as Dannemora (having once served as a massive insane asylum named

Read more Dannemora State Hospital for the Criminally Insane), although its name is derived from its location in Clinton County, New York. The southern perimeter wall of the prison borders New York State Route 374. Church of St. Dismas, the Good Thief, a church built by inmates, is located within the walls. The prison is sometimes referred to as New York's Little Siberia, due to the cold winters in Dannemora and the isolation of the upstate area. It is the largest maximum-security prison and the third-oldest prison in New York. The staff includes about 1,000 officers and supervisors. In the post-Furman v. Georgia period and prior to the 2007 repeal of the death penalty, it housed New York State's death row for men.

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Dannemora is located in New York, United States, North America. The coordinates are 44.7214 latitude, -73.7237 longitude.

What is the population of Dannemora?

Dannemora has a population of approximately 3,629 people, making it a town in United States.

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Quick Information

Population
3,629
Continent
North America
Country
United States
Region
New York
Timezone
America/New_York
Coordinates
44.7214, -73.7237

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911
Ambulance
911
Fire
911
Driving side
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Worth the detour from Dannemora

2 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.

30 km · about 35 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.

42 km · about 50 min drive

Driving roads near Dannemora

  • 42 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.
  • 72 kmAdirondack MountainsA vast wilderness of six million acres in upstate New York with 46 High Peaks, thousands of lakes, and spectacular fall foliage.
  • 76 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.

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Champlain

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