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Ulysses is a town located in northwest Tompkins County, New York, U.S.. The population was 4,900 at the 2010 census.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Ulysses town, Tompkins County, New York )〕 The town was named after the hero of the ''Odyssey''. The Town of Ulysses is northwest of the city of Ithaca and is in the northwest part of Tompkins County. Taughannock Falls, the highest waterfall in the state, is in Ulysses in Taughannock Falls State Park. The falls drop , farther than Niagara Falls, making Taughannock Falls one of the highest waterfalls east of the Rocky Mountains. Much of the town is devoted to dairy farms and fruit orchards, but the proximity to Ithaca has also brought a large number of professionals, academics and artists to the town. ==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, Ulysses has a total area of , of which is land and , or 10.48%, is water. The eastern town line is at Cayuga Lake, one of the Finger Lakes. The town's northern boundary line is the border of Seneca County. New York State Route 89 is a north-south highway near Cayuga Lake. New York State Route 96 is a northwest to southeast highway through the town. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ulysses, New York」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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