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The Lakes
Average
Temperatures in the Finger Lakes
Summer: Day, mid-80s; night, 50s to 60s.
Fall: Day, mid-60s; night, mid-40s.
Winter: Day, mid-30s; night, teens to mid-20s.
Spring: Day, mid-60s; night, mid-40s.
Lake
Facts and Figures
Each Finger Lake is unique; all are named after a Native American word or phrase.
The list below goes from east to west.
Otisco
Length:
6 miles
Depth: 76 feet
Elevation: 788 feet
Characteristics: Ringed by small lakeside camps and homes
Meaning: “Waters much dried away”
Largest town: Amber
Skaneateles
Length:
15 miles
Depth: 315 feet
Elevation: 868 feet
Characteristics: Cold, clean water, shale base, steep hillsides at southern
end; large homes and mansions hug northern shores
Meaning: “Long Lake”
Largest town: Skaneateles
Owasco
Length:
11 miles
Depth: 177 feet
Elevation: 710 feet
Characteristics: More laid back than its neighbor Skaneateles
Meaning: “Floating bridge”or “Crossing place”
Largest town: Auburn
Cayuga
Length:
40 miles
Depth: 435 feet
Elevation: 382 feet
Characteristics: Long and wide, can get very rough on windy days; large stretches
of open rolling land between towns; many vineyards
Meaning: “Boat Landing”
Largest town: Ithaca
Seneca
Length:
36 miles
Depth: 618 feet
Elevation: 444 feet
Characteristics: Deepest of the Finger Lakes and second deepest in the country;
ringed by hills and vineyards
Meaning: “Place of the stone”
Largest town: Geneva
Keuka
Length:
19.6 miles
Depth: 183 feet
Elevation: 715 feet
Characteristics: Branches into a Y shape; many vineyards
Meaning: “Canoe landing”
Largest town: Penn Yan
Canandaigua
Length:
16 miles
Depth: 276 feet
Elevation: 686 feet
Characteristics: Mostly lined by homes
Meaning: “Chosen Spot”
Largest town: Canandaigua
Honeoye
Length:
5 miles
Depth: 30 feet
Elevation: 804 feet
Characteristics: Small; some nice houses
Meaning: “Finger lying”
Largest town: Honeoye
Canadice
Length:
3 miles
Depth: 95 feet
Elevation: 1,099 feet
Characteristics: Highest elevation yet the smallest lake
Meaning: “Long Lake”
Largest town: Canadice
Hemlock
Length:
7 miles
Depth: 91 feet
Elevation: 905 feet
Characteristics: No motorized craft allowed on this pristine reservoir
Meaning: Only lake named by white man; it refers to the Native American word Onehda
Largest town: Hemlock
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Finger Lakes Facts
Hotel Rates: Typically from $65-$300
Average Family Income: From $29,900 to $45,400
Average Cost Family Home: $69,000
