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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raquette Lake
  • Raquette Lake is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raquette Lake <3>
• Indian Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
  • Indian Lake is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Lake <3>
• Sabael
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabael
  • Sabael is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabael <3>
• Inlet
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
  • Inlet is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inlet <3>
• Newcomb
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
  • Newcomb is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcomb <3>
• Horseshoe
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
  • Horseshoe is located in Saint Lawrence County
• Beaver River
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • 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.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver River
  • Beaver River is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver River <3>
• Speculator
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speculator have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speculator
  • Speculator is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speculator <3>
• Minerva
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
  • Minerva is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minerva <3>
• Tahawus
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tahawus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahawus
  • Tahawus is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tahawus <3>

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 for Eagle Nest was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Eagle Nest post office opened in 1905.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eagle Nest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/