Canopus Lake
Canopus Lake is a small lake within Clarence Fahnestock State Park in northern Putnam County, New York, United States. The lake is about 2.4 kilometres long and 120 metres wide at its widest point and 66 acres in area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Putnam County, New York, USA
- Also known as: “Horton’s Pond”, “Lake Conopus”, and “Oskawano”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pelton Pond.
Pelton Pond
Pelton Pond is an 8-acre pond within Clarence Fahnestock State Park in northern Putnam County, in the U.S. state of New York. According to an 1849 source it is named after a local miner.Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Highlands and Tompkins Corners.
North Highlands
Hamlet
North Highlands is a hamlet in Putnam County, New York which consists of the northernmost portions of Philipstown in the Hudson Highlands. Like the adjacent village of Nelsonville, it shares a ZIP Code and school district with nearby Cold Spring. North Highlands is situated 4½ miles west of Canopus Lake.
Tompkins Corners
Hamlet
Tompkins Corners is a hamlet in Putnam County, in the U.S. state of New York. Tompkins Corners is situated 4½ miles south of Canopus Lake.
Shenandoah
Hamlet
East Fishkill is a town on the southern border of Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 29,707 at the 2020 census. Until its creation in 1849, the town was the eastern portion of the town of Fishkill. Shenandoah is situated 5 miles northeast of Canopus Lake.
Canopus Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Putnam County, Mid-Hudson and Catskills, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Canopus Lake” goes by many names.
- French: “Canopus Lake”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park and Bushy Ridge.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Canopus Lake”. Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.