Bock Island
Bock Island is an islet in Saratoga, New York. Bock Island is situated nearby to the village Waterford, as well as near the neighborhood Lansingburgh.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Matton Shipyard and Herman Melville House.
Matton Shipyard
Historic site
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Matton Shipyard is a historic shipyard and canal boat service yard located on Van Schaick Island at Cohoes in Albany County, New York. It consists of eight extant buildings, various surviving features, and archaeological remains dating to the period 1916 to 1983 when the site functioned as a shipyard, repair facility, and towboat operation on the New York State Barge Canal and Champlain Canal.
Herman Melville House
Museum
Photo: Midnightdreary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Herman Melville House is a historic home located at Lansingburgh in Troy, Rensselaer County, New York. It was a home of author Herman Melville between 1838 and 1847.
Van Schaick House
Museum
Photo: Tsf01, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Van Schaick House is a historic home located on Van Schaick Island at Cohoes in Albany County, New York. It was built about 1735 for Anthony Van Schaick, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, brick dwelling with a gambrel roof.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cohoes and Crescent Station.
Cohoes
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cohoes is a city in Albany County on the confluence of the Mohawk and Hudson Rivers, where the Mohawk forms several channels and islands.
Crescent Station
Hamlet
Crescent Station is a hamlet of the town of Colonie in Albany County, New York, United States that straddles US Route 9. Crescent Station is situated 2½ miles northwest of Bock Island.
Boght Corners
Hamlet
Boght Corners is a hamlet in the town of Colonie in northern Albany County, New York, United States, that straddles U.S. Route 9. The corners that give the hamlet its name are found at the intersection of Route 9 and Boght Road, near the Boght Community Fire District's station. Boght Corners is situated 2½ miles west of Bock Island.
Bock Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Saratoga County, New York, United States
- Categories: island, forest, locality, and landform
- Location: Saratoga, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.78399° or 42° 47′ 2″ northLongitude
-73.69094° or 73° 41′ 27″ westElevation
30 feet (9 metres)Open location code
87J8Q8M5+HJOpenStreetMap ID
way 173995439OpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
5109672Wikidata ID
Q34644624
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In Other Languages
“Bock Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bock Island”
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