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Seneca Lake

Sub-zone

Seneca Lake is a named sub-zone of Finger Lakes in the United States, covering 79,512 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Seneca Lake viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Finger Lakes
Protected since
2003-09-02
Area
79,512 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
66.52 × 23.6 km
Centre
42.6618° N, 76.9212° W
State
NY
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.128
Petitioner
Beverly Stamp, Lakewood Vineyards

Where it is

Nearest town
11 km east of Penn Yan
Nearest city
43 km north-west of Ithaca 30,788 people
To the sea
315 km
Lakes nearby
Seneca (1 km) · Keuka (12 km) · Cayuga (16 km)
Same latitude
Montefalco Sagrantino (Italy), Rioja (Spain), Khvanchkara (Georgia), Vranje (Serbia), Banyuls grand cru (France)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation
132–514 m
Mean elevation
224 m

Measured over the whole outline on 63,547 elevation cells of about 112 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 4

Within

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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