Kensico Dam
Kensico Dam is a dam in Town of North Castle, Westchester County, New York. Kensico Dam is situated nearby to the memorial The Rising, as well as near the railway station Valhalla Station.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Rising and Valhalla Station.
The Rising
Memorial
The Rising is a memorial located in the Kensico Dam Plaza of Valhalla, Westchester County, New York, created by architect Frederic Schwartz. It stands against the backdrop of Kensico Dam, commemorating the September 11 attacks on America and remembering in a special way the men and women from Westchester County who were victims of those attacks. The Rising is situated 640 feet southeast of Kensico Dam.
Valhalla Station
Railway station
Valhalla station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem Line, located in Mount Pleasant, New York. Valhalla Station is situated 2,100 feet west of Kensico Dam.
Kensico Cemetery
Cemetery
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Kensico Cemetery is a cemetery in Valhalla, New York, United States. It was founded in 1889, when many New York City cemeteries were becoming full and rural cemeteries were being created near the railroads that served the city. Kensico Cemetery is situated 1 mile west of Kensico Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Valhalla and Mount Pleasant.
Valhalla
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Valhalla is a hamlet and census-designated place within the town of Mount Pleasant, in Westchester County, New York, United States, in the New York City metropolitan area.
Mount Pleasant
Town
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Mount Pleasant is a town in Westchester County, New York, United States, in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 44,436. Mount Pleasant is situated 2 miles northwest of Kensico Dam.
Fairview
Village
Fairview is a hamlet and a census-designated place located in the town of Greenburgh, Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 3,099 at the 2010 census. Fairview is situated 2½ miles southwest of Kensico Dam.
Kensico Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Westchester County, New York, United States of America
- Location: Town of North Castle, Westchester County, Downstate New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.07392° or 41° 4′ 26″ northLongitude
-73.7667° or 73° 46′ 0″ westElevation
308 feet (94 metres)Inception
1917Height
308 feet (94 metres)Operator
New York City Department of Environmental ProtectionOpen location code
87H836FM+H8OpenStreetMap ID
way 56070100OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damGeoNames ID
5123276Wikidata ID
Q34855773
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In Other Languages
“Kensico Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kensico Dam”
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