Lake Placid

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Lake Placid is a village and nearby lake in northern New York best known as a major winter sports destination and host of the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics.


Statements (55)
Predicate Object
instanceOf lake
natural freshwater lake
settlement
village
country United States of America
United States of America
elevation approximately 1,800 feet
approximately 550 meters
governingBody Village of Lake Placid government
hasAreaCode 518
838
hasBodyOfWater Mirror Lake (New York)
hasClimate humid continental climate
hasFacility Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Sports Complex
Olympic Center (Lake Placid)
Olympic Jumping Complex
hasNearby Lake Placid (lake)
Mirror Lake (New York)
hasNearbyAirport Adirondack Regional Airport
hasNotableEvent 1980 "Miracle on Ice" hockey game
hasPostalCode 12946
hasTransportation Adirondack Scenic Railroad (nearby service)
hostedEvent 1932 Winter Olympics
1980 Winter Olympics
knownFor Olympic history
skiing
winter sports
language English
locatedIn Essex County, New York
Essex County, New York
New York
New York
locatedInProtectedArea Adirondack Park
Adirondack Park
locatedInRegion Adirondack Mountains
Adirondack Mountains
Northern New York
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
near Lake Placid, New York
Saranac Lake, New York
Whiteface Mountain
partOf Town of North Elba, New York
primaryEconomicSector hospitality industry
tourism
sportsSpecialization biathlon
bobsled
cross-country skiing
ice hockey
luge
ski jumping
tourismType winter sports resort
year-round resort
usedFor boating
fishing
recreation

Referenced by (39)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Adirondack Mountains
Essex County, New York ("Lake Placid (village)")
North Country (New York) ("Lake Placid, New York")
North Elba, New York ("Lake Placid, New York")
North Elba, New York ("Village of Lake Placid")
contains
Lake Placid (lake) ("Lake Placid, New York")
Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Sports Complex ("Village of Lake Placid")
Olympic Jumping Complex ("village of Lake Placid")
near
1932 Winter Olympics ("Lake Placid, New York")
1980 Winter Olympics ("Lake Placid, New York")
hostCity
Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Sports Complex ("Lake Placid, New York")
Olympic Jumping Complex ("Lake Placid, New York")
locatedIn
Adirondack Loj ("Lake Placid, New York")
Saranac Lake ("Lake Placid, New York")
locatedNear
1980 U.S. Olympic ice hockey team ("Lake Placid, New York")
Olympic Center (Lake Placid) ("Lake Placid, New York")
location
John Brown Farm State Historic Site ("Lake Placid, New York")
Whiteface Mountain ("Lake Placid, New York")
nearestCity
Bridget Fonda
Oliver Platt
notableWork
New York State Route 73 ("Lake Placid, New York")
connects
Adirondack Park
containsFeature
Mariska Hargitay
film
Lake Placid, New York ("Village of Lake Placid government")
governingBody
North Elba, New York ("Lake Placid (lake)")
hasLake
Lake Placid, New York ("Lake Placid (lake)")
hasNearby
Tupper Lake ("Village of Lake Placid")
hasNearbySettlement
North Elba, New York
hasNotableFeature
Olympic Jumping Complex ("Lake Placid region")
hasView
Whiteface Mountain
hasViewOf
North Elba, New York ("Lake Placid, New York")
hasVillage
Essex County, New York ("Lake Placid, New York")
largestVillage
New York State Route 73 ("Lake Placid, New York")
nearbyCity
St. Huberts, New York ("Lake Placid, New York")
nearestMajorTown
Essex County, New York ("Lake Placid, New York")
olympicEventsLocation
Melvil Dewey ("Lake Placid, New York")
placeOfDeath
1932 Winter Olympics ("Lake Placid 1932")
shortName
New York State Route 73 ("Lake Placid, New York")
terminus
Melvil Dewey ("Lake Placid, New York")
workLocation

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