Paul Smiths, New York
Paul Smiths College student center
St. Johns in the Wilderness
Paul Smiths is a hamlet in the Town of Brighton in Franklin County, New York, on Lower Saint Regis Lake, in the Adirondacks, 10 miles north of Saranac Lake, located at 44°26' North 74°15' West.
History
The hamlet was named after the Paul Smith's Hotel (formally known as the Saint Regis House), founded in 1859 as one of the first wilderness resorts in Adirondacks by Apollos Smith. Paul Smith's College was built on the site of the hotel, and was funded by the estate of Smith's son Phelps, who died in 1937.
Northbrook Lodge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]
Climate
The Köppen Climate Classification sub-type for this climate is "Dfb" (Warm Summer Continental Climate).[2]
| Climate data for Paul Smiths | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −2 (28) |
−1 (31) |
3 (37) |
12 (53) |
19 (66) |
24 (75) |
26 (79) |
24 (76) |
20 (68) |
14 (58) |
7 (44) |
−1 (31) |
12.1 (53.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −14 (6) |
−14 (7) |
−9 (15) |
−2 (29) |
4 (39) |
9 (49) |
11 (52) |
10 (50) |
7 (44) |
1 (34) |
−3 (26) |
−11 (12) |
−0.9 (30.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 58 (2.3) |
64 (2.5) |
66 (2.6) |
69 (2.7) |
79 (3.1) |
86 (3.4) |
91 (3.6) |
100 (4) |
79 (3.1) |
74 (2.9) |
81 (3.2) |
84 (3.3) |
931 (36.7) |
| Source: Weatherbase [3] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/07/14 through 4/11/14. National Park Service. 2014-04-18.
- ↑ Climate Summary for Paul Smiths, New York
- ↑ "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on Aug 1, 2013.
Further reading
- Jerome, Christine Adirondack Passage: Cruise of Canoe Sairy Gamp, HarperCollins, 1994.
External links
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- New York Times, June 13, 1909, "PAUL SMITH'S.; The Vanderbilt Japanese Camp Being Made Ready for Occupancy."
- Read or listen to the Oral history of Paul Smiths in the late 19th early 20th Centuries
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Coordinates: 44°26′14″N 74°15′10″W / 44.43722°N 74.25278°W
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