Lock Number 2

Lock Number 2 is a dam in Town of Halfmoon, Saratoga, New York. Lock Number 2 is situated nearby to the power station Mechanicville Hydroelectric Plant, as well as near the town Halfmoon.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mechanicville Hydroelectric Plant and Knickerbocker Mansion.

Mechanicville Hydroelectric Plant

Power station

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Mechanicville Hydroelectric Plant is a 18.3-acre national historic district located at Mechanicville in Saratoga County, New York. The listing included one contributing building and three contributing structures. Mechanicville Hydroelectric Plant is situated 380 feet west of Lock Number 2.

Knickerbocker Mansion

Museum

Photo: Peter Flass, CC BY 4.0.

Knickerbocker Mansion is a historic home located at Schaghticoke in Rensselaer County, New York. The property was occupied by the Knickerbocker family for nearly 250 years, from about 1707 until 1946. Knickerbocker Mansion is situated 2½ miles northeast of Lock Number 2.

St. Paul the Apostle Church

Church

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St. Paul the Apostle Church is a historic Catholic church in the city of Mechanicville, New York, United States of America. It is presently part of the parish of All Saints on the Hudson. St. Paul the Apostle Church is situated 2 miles north of Lock Number 2.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mechanicville and Halfmoon.

Mechanicville

Town

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Mechanicville is a city in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 5,163 at the 2020 census, a small decrease from 5,196 in 2010. It is the smallest city by area in the state. Mechanicville is situated 2 miles north of Lock Number 2.

Halfmoon

Town

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Halfmoon is a town in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 25,662 at the 2020 census. The town is named for the shape of the lower elevation land north of the junction of the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers. Halfmoon is situated 4 miles southwest of Lock Number 2.

Clifton Park

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Clifton Park is a city in the Hudson Valley in the Capital District region of New York. It is in Saratoga County between Albany and Saratoga Springs in upstate New York.

Lock Number 2

Type: Dam
Description: dam in Saratoga County, New York, United States of America; geonames ID = 5124975
Location: Town of Halfmoon, Saratoga, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.87758° or 42° 52′ 39″ north

Longitude

-73.67623° or 73° 40′ 34″ west

Elevation

26 feet (8 metres)

Open location code

87J8V8HF+2G

GeoNames ID

5124975

Wikidata ID

Q34864647

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Xhosa—“Lock Number 2” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Lock Number 2”
Xhosa: “Tshixa iNombolo yesi-2”

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