| Old Forge | |
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| — Hamlet — | |
| Tourist souveneer shop in Old Forge, 1973 | |
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Old Forge
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| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Herkimer |
| Town | Webb |
Old Forge is a hamlet on New York State Route 28 in the town of Webb in Herkimer County, New York. Old Forge was formerly a village that dissolved its incorporation, but remains the principal community in the region. Old Forge forms an extensive business district, primarily directed at tourism especially during the summer months. The local school is the Town of Webb UFSD, a K-12 institution with the Eskimo as their mascot. Old Forge often records the lowest winter temperatures in New York. On February 17, 1979, the record low temperature for New York was set in Old Forge at -52°F (-46°C) (.[1][2]
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Enchanted Forest Water Safari is New York's largest water theme park. It has 50 rides and attractions, including 32 water slides, as well as shops, restaurants, photographers, and a circus show.[3]
The town is also home to Adirondack Woodcraft Camp, located off Rondaxe Road. It was founded in 1925 as an outdoor camp for boys by Chief William Abbott. The now coeducational camp still welcomes children each summer and is one of the oldest summer camps remaining in the nation. Owned by the Leach family, it continues to be a summer camping experience.[4]
The Goodsell House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[5]
Th Old Forge Airport is a small grass field airport that is just one mile north of the actual town. There are two runways. The airport is unattended and is privately owned. You must get permission before landing. The Old Forge Dam is a small dam separating the Fulton Chain of Lakes and the Moose River.
| Climate data for Old Forge, New York (1971–2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 59 (15) |
58 (14) |
76 (24) |
86 (30) |
87 (31) |
92 (33) |
93 (34) |
93 (34) |
94 (34) |
84 (29) |
76 (24) |
62 (17) |
94 (34) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 25.1 (−3.8) |
28.3 (−2.1) |
37.3 (2.9) |
49.4 (9.7) |
63.1 (17.3) |
70.7 (21.5) |
74.6 (23.7) |
72.8 (22.7) |
64.9 (18.3) |
54.6 (12.6) |
41.5 (5.3) |
30.6 (−0.8) |
51.1 (10.6) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 2.2 (−16.6) |
4.2 (−15.4) |
15.2 (−9.3) |
28.0 (−2.2) |
40.0 (4.4) |
49.1 (9.5) |
53.5 (11.9) |
52.2 (11.2) |
44.5 (6.9) |
33.9 (1.1) |
24.6 (−4.1) |
11.2 (−11.6) |
29.9 (−1.2) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −43 (−42) |
−48 (−44) |
−36 (−38) |
−10 (−23) |
16 (−9) |
24 (−4) |
30 (−1) |
23 (−5) |
18 (−8) |
3 (−16) |
−12 (−24) |
−38 (−39) |
−48 (−44) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 4.15 (105.4) |
2.96 (75.2) |
3.70 (94) |
3.69 (93.7) |
4.14 (105.2) |
4.14 (105.2) |
4.57 (116.1) |
4.52 (114.8) |
5.07 (128.8) |
4.33 (110) |
4.84 (122.9) |
4.28 (108.7) |
50.39 (1,279.9) |
| Snowfall inches (cm) | 56.8 (144.3) |
33.4 (84.8) |
27.4 (69.6) |
12.4 (31.5) |
2.2 (5.6) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
3.3 (8.4) |
22.9 (58.2) |
36.3 (92.2) |
194.7 (494.5) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 19.1 | 14.5 | 15.6 | 13.6 | 14.1 | 13.6 | 12.2 | 12.8 | 13.0 | 14.1 | 17.2 | 18.7 | 178.5 |
| Avg. snowy days | 17.1 | 13.1 | 11.8 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 9.4 | 15.3 | 75.1 |
| Source: NOAA [6] | |||||||||||||
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