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Galway Lake

261 m856 ft
Area
2.06 km²
Tonight
29°FCloudy · Wind 2 mph N

Galway Lake is a lake at 261 m above sea level in New York, United States, 2.06 km² in area and 2.5 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
261 m
Length
2.5 km
Shoreline
11.8 km
Open the 3D view
Lake

Galway Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

2.5 km longest1 kmN ↑
Shoreline
11.8 km≈3 h to walk around
3D map

Galway Lake 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 4.5 × 4.5 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Galway Lake terrain and contours

5 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 25 mShowing west → east through the centre

Galway Lake elevation profile

West → east through the centre

Hover the profile to read elevation and distance.Tap or drag along the profile to read elevation and distance.
Weather

Galway Lake weather

Tonight · Cloudy · 29°F (-2°C) · Wind 2 mph N

Galway Lake forecast for about 273 m.

  • Tonight29°–2 mph N
  • Sat29°57°–2 mph W
  • Sun34°60°–3 mph SW
  • Mon35°63°–3–8 mph W
  • Tue28°53°–5 mph NE
  • Wed35°52°5%3 mph E
  • Thu42°61°17%1–5 mph S

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 24, 00:36 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Galway Lake

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Galway Lake, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest campsite

    Frontier

    3.2 km ENE · +2 more within 3.4 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest parking

    3.3 km NE

    +2 more within 3.4 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 6
PlaceDistance
FrontierCampsite3.2 km ENE
Parking3.3 km NE
Parking3.3 km NE
PioneerCampsite3.3 km ENE
Parking3.4 km ESE
Lumber JillCampsite3.4 km ENE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 4.5 × 4.5 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 99% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
98.7%
Moderate, 15–30°
1.3%
Steep, 30–45°
0.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.0% of the 20 km² view
Relief in view
105 m low point 238 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 76.2%Water 10.6%Grassland 9.2%Cropland 3.0%Built-up 0.7%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 2.2 km; 341 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • North American Green Frog8
  • Colt's-foot5
  • Song Sparrow4
  • Ghost Pipe4
  • Red baneberry4
  • Holarctic Alderflies4
Where it sits

Where Galway Lake sits

Region
New York58United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
Downloads

Galway Lake downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-23)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia