North Pole, New York
North Pole is a small
Geography
North Pole is located in Adirondack Park at the northern edge of Essex County 44°18′N 74°00′W / 44.3°N 74°W near Whiteface Mountain, 12 miles (19 km) from Lake Placid and approximately 30 miles (48 km) from Plattsburgh.
Fitting with the name of the hamlet, North Pole is one of the best places in the Northeast for snow. According to historical weather data that has been gathered at Tupper Lake every year since 1948, there's a 96% chance of some amount of snow for Christmas.[citation needed]
Demographics
The
North Pole does not have its own bank, school, library, fire department, newspaper, police station or community organizations and most local businesses have closed their doors. North Pole has a small community postal station at 201 Main St, which is open only on a seasonal basis.
Media
In 1954, Burlington/Plattsburgh-market NBC affiliate WPTZ (channel 5) was licensed to North Pole at the time of its sign-on (as WIRI). In 1999 the station petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to reallocate its broadcast frequency (now on digital channel 14) to Plattsburgh, on the grounds that the hamlet has always been small and continues to lose population, with only four houses remaining near North Pole's main crossroads.
While the station's studios were built on Television Drive in Plattsburgh, that
Tourism
North Pole, New York's main attraction is the amusement park Santa's Workshop on Whiteface Mountain Memorial Highway, Route 431.[2]
References
- ^ "POST-TRANSITION DTV TABLE OF ALLOTMENTS, 47 C.F.R. 73.622(I), North Pole and Plattsburgh, New York". December 15, 2015.
- ^ Natasha Geiling (December 24, 2014). "Where Does Santa Live? The North Pole Isn't Always the Answer". Smithsonian. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
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