alls ▁State ▁Park . ▁The ▁falls ▁drop ▁, ▁farther ▁than ▁Ni ag ara ▁F alls , ▁making ▁T augh ann ock ▁F alls ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁highest ▁water falls ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁Rock y ▁Mountains . ▁ ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁is ▁devoted ▁to ▁da iry ▁far ms ▁and ▁fruit ▁orch ards , ▁but ▁the ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁I th aca ▁has ▁also ▁brought ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁profession als , ▁academ ics ▁and ▁artists ▁to ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁Geography ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁U ly ss es ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁ ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁, ▁or ▁ 1 0 . 4 8 %, ▁is ▁water . ▁ ▁The ▁eastern ▁town ▁line ▁is ▁at ▁C ay uga ▁Lake , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁F inger ▁L akes . ▁ ▁The ▁town ' s ▁northern ▁boundary ▁line ▁is ▁the ▁border ▁of ▁Sen eca ▁County . ▁ ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Route ▁ 8 9 ▁is ▁a ▁north - s outh ▁highway ▁near ▁C ay uga ▁Lake . ▁ ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Route ▁ 9 6 ▁is ▁a ▁north west ▁to ▁sout heast ▁highway ▁through ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁U ly ss es ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁former ▁Central ▁New ▁York ▁Military ▁T ract , ▁which ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁pay ▁soldiers ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁named ▁by ▁Robert ▁Har pur ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 0 ▁for ▁the ▁hero ▁of ▁H omer ' s ▁Od ys sey . ▁ ▁The ▁town