Welcome to Eagle Bay ...
Eagle Bay is located in the Adirondacks.
Eagle Bay is located in Herkimer County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Eagle Bay, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
Eagle Bay is 1,770 feet [539 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Eagle Bay lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Eagle Bay: 315 & 680<3>
Communities Also Named Eagle Bay ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Eagle Bay - they are located in British Columbia and Michigan.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Eagle Bay.
Websites for Eagle Bay ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.herkimercountychamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Eagle Bay, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Eagle Bay ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Eagle Bay.
- Raquette Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raquette Lake
- Raquette Lake is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raquette Lake <4>
- Beaver River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beaver River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver River
- Beaver River is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver River <4>
- Thendara
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thendara
- Thendara is located in Herkimer County
- Number Four
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Number Four. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number Four
- Number Four is located in Lewis County
- Blue Mountain Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blue Mountain Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain Lake
- Blue Mountain Lake is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Mountain Lake <4>
- Crystal Dale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Dale
- Crystal Dale is located in Lewis County
- Sabael
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabael
- Sabael is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabael <4>
- Wanakena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanakena
- Wanakena is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wanakena <4>
- Horseshoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- Horseshoe is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Lyonsdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
- Lyonsdale is located in Lewis County
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 Eagle Bay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eagle Bay.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Eagle Bay. 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 Eagle Bay.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Eagle Bay. See our Newspapers Page for Eagle Bay.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eagle Bay ...
Looking for more information about Eagle Bay? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Eagle Bay, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Eagle Bay.
Adding Eagle Bay to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Eagle Bay in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Eagle Bay was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Eagle Bay post office opened in 1900.
We also found Eagle Bay in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Eagle Bay.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eagle Bay. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Herkimer County: www.herkimercounty.org/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Herkimer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eagle Bay - 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 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Eagle Bay area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Eagle Bay 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |