Babcock Lake
Babcock Lake is a lake in the U.S. state of New York. Babcock Lake was named after "Honest" John Babcock, the supervisor of Grafton from 1819 to 1823 and 1825 to 1828.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grafton and Pittstown.
Grafton
Hamlet
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Grafton is a town in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 2,051 at the 2020 census. It is believed that the town received its name from Grafton, Vermont, where the first town supervisor, Nathaniel Dumbledore, was originally from. Grafton is situated 4½ miles southwest of Babcock Lake.
Pittstown
Hamlet
Pittstown is a town in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 5,540 at the 2020 census. It is in the northern part of the county. Pittstown is situated 4½ miles west of Babcock Lake.
Hoosick
Hamlet
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Hoosick is a town in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 6,711 at the 2020 census. It was named from the Hoosic River. The Town of Hoosick is in the northeastern corner of Rensselaer County. Hoosick is situated 5 miles northeast of Babcock Lake.
Babcock Lake
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: lake in Rensselaer County, New York, United States
- Categories: lake and locality
- Location: Town of Grafton, Rensselaer, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.81728° or 42° 49′ 2″ northLongitude
-73.39899° or 73° 23′ 56″ westElevation
1,319 feet (402 metres)Open location code
87J8RJ82+WCOpenStreetMap ID
node 158805266OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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