Editing Oswego County, New York (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|1312|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|952|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|360|sqmi}}, comprising 27%, is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_36.txt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519062322/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_36.txt |archive-date=May 19, 2014 |access-date=January 6, 2015 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

Oswego County is in northwestern New York State, just north of [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]] and northwest of [[Utica, New York|Utica]], on the eastern shore of [[Lake Ontario]]. Part of the [[Tug Hill Plateau]] is in the eastern part of the county and, at {{convert|1550|ft}}, is the highest point.<ref name="Oswego County Clerk's Office, NY">[http://www.co.oswego.ny.us/clerk/history.html Oswego County Clerk's Office, NY<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206214726/http://www.co.oswego.ny.us/clerk/history.html|date=February 6, 2012}}</ref> The [[Salmon River Falls]], a {{convert|110|ft|adj=on}} waterfall, is a popular sightseeing destination in the northeastern portion of the county.<ref name="SR_Falls_Falcon">{{cite book |last1=Minetor |first1=Randi |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5gt_AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA67 |title=Hiking waterfalls in New York: a guide to the state's best waterfall hikes |date=2014 |publisher=Falcon Guides |isbn=978-0762787500 |location=Guildford, Conn. |pages=67–69 |access-date=February 20, 2015}}</ref>

There are two harbors in the county: Oswego Harbor at the mouth of the [[Oswego River (New York)|Oswego River]] and Port Ontario on the [[Salmon River (New York)|Salmon River]]. The first major port of call on the Great Lakes is the Port of Oswego Authority dock.

=== Adjacent counties ===
* [[Jefferson County, New York|Jefferson County]] – north
* [[Lewis County, New York|Lewis County]] – northeast
* [[Oneida County, New York|Oneida County]] – east
* [[Madison County, New York|Madison County]] – southeast
* [[Onondaga County, New York|Onondaga County]] – south
* [[Cayuga County, New York|Cayuga County]] – southwest

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:I-81.svg|22px]] [[Interstate 81 in New York|Interstate 81]]
* [[Image:US 11.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 11 in New York|U.S. Route 11]]
* [[Image:NY-3.svg|20px]] [[New York State Route 3]]
* [[Image:NY-13.svg|20px]] [[New York State Route 13]]
* [[Image:NY-48.svg|20px]] [[New York State Route 48]]
* [[Image:NY-49.svg|20px]] [[New York State Route 49]]
* [[Image:NY-69.svg|20px]] [[New York State Route 69]]
* [[Image:NY-104.svg|22px]] [[New York State Route 104]]
* [[Image:NY-104B.svg|23px]] [[New York State Route 104B]]
* [[Image:NY-481.svg|22px]] [[New York State Route 481]] (Veterans Memorial Highway)
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