Geography

New York is located in the northeastern United States. New York covers an area of 54,556 square miles and ranks as the 27th largest state by size.

The New York state borders six U.S. states: Pennsylvania and New Jersey to the south, Connecticut, Rhode Island (by water/Long Island Sound), Massachusetts, and Vermont to the east. New York also borders the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec to the north. Additionally, New York touches the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and two of the Great Lakes: Lake Erie to the west and Lake Ontario to the northwest.