Welcome to Copake Lake ...

Copake Lake is located in Columbia County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Copake Lake: Copake Lk.

Copake Lake is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Copake Lake lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Copake Lake: 518 & 838<3>

Communities near Copake Lake ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Copake Lake.

Great Barrington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Great Barrington
- From Copake Lake to Great Barrington
Hudson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson is located in Columbia County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,017 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hudson
- From Copake Lake to Hudson
Catskill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Catskill is located in Greene County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
Saugerties
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Saugerties is located in Ulster County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,793 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saugerties <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Saugerties
- From Copake Lake to Saugerties
Salisbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Salisbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,584 people
North Canaan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Canaan is located in Litchfield County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to North Canaan
- From Copake Lake to North Canaan
Sheffield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sheffield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sheffield
- From Copake Lake to Sheffield
Coxsackie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Coxsackie is located in Greene County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,689 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coxsackie <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Coxsackie
- From Copake Lake to Coxsackie
Red Hook
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Hook <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Red Hook
- From Copake Lake to Red Hook
Stockbridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stockbridge is located in Berkshire County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,883 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Stockbridge
- From Copake Lake to Stockbridge

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Copake Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Copake Lake.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Copake Lake. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Copake Lake.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Copake Lake. See our Newspapers Page for Copake Lake.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Copake Lake ...

Looking for more information about Copake Lake? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Copake Lake, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Copake Lake.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Columbia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Copake Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Copake Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Copake Lake area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.