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Welcome to Eagle Nest ...

Eagle Nest is located in Hamilton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eagle Nest, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Eagle Nest is 1,880 feet [573 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Eagle Nest ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Eagle Nest - they are located in Arizona, Idaho, Maryland, Michigan, New Mexico (2), North Dakota and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Eagle Nest.

Communities near Eagle Nest ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Eagle Nest.

  • Raquette Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Indian Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Sabael
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Inlet
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Newcomb
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Horseshoe
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Horseshoe is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
  • Beaver River
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Speculator
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Minerva
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Tahawus
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)

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 Nest. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eagle Nest.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Eagle Nest. 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 Nest.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eagle Nest ...

Looking for more information about Eagle Nest? 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 Eagle Nest, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Eagle Nest.

Adding Eagle Nest to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eagle Nest 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 (so far) for Eagle Nest was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Eagle Nest post office opened in 1905. The Eagle Nest post office closed in 1951.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eagle Nest.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Hamilton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eagle Nest - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/