Boston Corner
Boston Corner is a hamlet of the town of Ancram in Columbia County, New York, United States and the town of Northeast in Dutchess County. The District of Boston Corner was incorporated by Massachusetts in 1838 from a tract of unincorporated land west of the…| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: location in New York
- Also known as: “Boston Corner, New York”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Frissell and Brace Mountain.
Mount Frissell
Peak
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Frissell, 2,454 feet, which straddles the border of southwest Massachusetts and northwest Connecticut, is part of the Taconic Range. Frissell's south slopes include the highest point in Connecticut, a popular destination for highpointers. Mount Frissell is situated 2 miles east of Boston Corner.
Brace Mountain
Peak
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brace Mountain is the peak of a ridge in the southern Taconic Mountains, near the tripoint of the U.S. states of New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts. Brace Mountain is situated 1½ miles east of Boston Corner.
Round Mountain
Peak
Round Mountain, 2,296 feet, located on the border of southwest Massachusetts and northwest Connecticut, is a prominent peak of the Taconic Range. The peak and southern slopes of the mountain are within Connecticut; the northern slope lies within Massachusetts. Round Mountain is situated 2½ miles east of Boston Corner.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Copake Falls and Taconic Shores.
Copake Falls
Village
Photo: Mitchazenia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Copake Falls is a hamlet and census-designated place in Columbia County, New York, United States. The hamlet, once known as Copake Iron Works, is in the eastern part of the town of Copake, 1.5 miles west of the Massachusetts state line. Copake Falls is situated 4½ miles north of Boston Corner.
Taconic Shores
Hamlet
Taconic Shores is a residential development and census-designated place in Columbia County, New York, United States. The hamlet is near the geographic center of the town of Copake and surrounds Robinson Pond, a water body on the Roeliff Jansen Kill. Taconic Shores is situated 4½ miles north of Boston Corner.
Mount Washington
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Washington is a tiny town in the Berkshires of Massachusetts. It is at the southwest corner of the state, the only Massachusetts town to border both New York and Connecticut.
Boston Corner
Latitude
42.05287° or 42° 3′ 10″ northLongitude
-73.52123° or 73° 31′ 16″ westElevation
709 feet (216 metres)Open location code
87J83F3H+4GOpenStreetMap ID
node 158803439OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Volapük—“Boston Corner” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “波士頓科納 (紐約州)”
- Chinese: “波士頓科納”
- Dutch: “Boston Corner”
- German: “Boston Corner”
- Hungarian: “Boston Corner”
- Irish: “Boston Corner”
- Turkish: “Boston Corner”
- Volapük: “Boston Corners (New York)”
- Volapük: “Boston Corners (NY)”
- Volapük: “Boston Corners, New York”
- Volapük: “Boston Corners, NY”
- Volapük: “Boston Corners”
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