Adams Island
Adams Island is an islet in Rensselaer, New York. Adams Island is situated nearby to the village Green Island, as well as near the neighborhood North Central.- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Rensselaer County, New York, United States of America
- Also known as: “Big Stony Island” and “Rock Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stomy Island and Kate Mullany House.
Stomy Island
Islet
The Hudson River in New York and New Jersey is full of islands, though some have been filled in to connect to the shore. Some of the islands have the Hudson on one side and have another river or creek on the other side.
Kate Mullany House
Museum
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kate Mullany House was the home of Kate Mullany, an early female labor leader who started the all-women Collar Laundry Union in Troy, New York in February 1864.
Starbuck Island
Islet
Green Island is a coterminous town-village in Albany County, New York, United States, some 8 miles north of Albany. Green Island is one of only five such town-village amalgamations in New York.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Green Island and Troy.
Green Island
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Green Island is a coterminous town-village in Albany County, New York, United States, some 8 miles north of Albany. Green Island is one of only five such town-village amalgamations in New York.
Troy
Photo: AndreCarrotflower, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Troy is a city in Rensselaer County, New York located northeast of Albany. Its nicknames include "The Collar City" and "Home of Uncle Sam." As a result of its unique history, Troy still has what is widely considered to be the best-preserved big-city 19th-century downtown in the country.
Watervliet
Photo: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Watervliet is a city in northeastern Albany County, New York, United States. The population was 10,375 as of the 2020 census. Watervliet is north of Albany, the capital of the state, and is bordered on the north, west, and south by the town of Colonie.
Adams Island
- Categories: island, locality, and landform
- Location: Rensselaer, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.7423° or 42° 44′ 32″ northLongitude
-73.68713° or 73° 41′ 14″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
87J8P8R7+W4OpenStreetMap ID
way 37893105OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
“Adams Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Adams Island”
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