Sunken Island | |
Map: | New York Adirondack Park#USA |
Location: | Otsego Lake |
Coordinates: | 42.7953°N -74.8925°W[1] |
Elevation Ft: | 1191 |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | State |
Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | Region |
Country Admin Divisions 1: | Central New York Region |
Country Admin Divisions Title 2: | County |
Country Admin Divisions 2: | Otsego |
Country Admin Divisions Title 3: | Town |
Country Admin Divisions 3: | Springfield |
Sunken Island, also known as Hutters Island,[2] is a sunken island on Otsego Lake in Otsego County, New York. Sunken Island is several feet below the surface of the lake and is marked with 4 buoys to prevent boats from running aground. Sunken Island is described in the writings of James Fenimore Cooper upon which a structure once stood.