Long Rapids is a stretch of rapids in St. Lawrence County, New York, in the Northeastern Highlands region. It lies about 15.4 miles northwest of Tupper Lake and roughly 90.2 miles north of Utica as the crow flies.
The Northeastern Highlands are the mountains of northern New England and the Adirondacks, with spruce-fir on the summits and northern hardwood forest of maple, beech and birch below, and countless lakes and boulder-strewn brooks. Fast mountain streams drop over granite and gneiss ledges in chains of falls and pools.
There are 16 recorded rapids in St. Lawrence County. Halls Rapids, a historical rapids rapid, is about 1.2 miles away. Moosehead Rapids, is about 2.9 miles away. Hedgehog Rapids, is about 6.7 miles away.
Long Rapids is located at 44.3519° N, 74.7197° W. The listing is based on the USGS Geographic Names Information System, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this rapid yet.