Lake Peekskill
Lake Peekskill is a small manmade lake located in the town of Putnam Valley in Putnam County, New York. Originally called Lower Cranberry Pond before being dammed, the lake was created as a destination recreational area in the 1920s by the McGolrick Co. by impounding a small unnamed tributary of Peekskill Hollow Creek with a dam on its southwest end.- Body of water
- …has a surface elevation of 289 feet (88 metres)
- Description: lake in Putnam County, New York, USA
Places of Interest
Highlights include Old St. Peter’s Church.
Old St. Peter’s Church
Old St. Peter's Church and Old Van Cortlandtville Cemetery, also known as St. Old St. Peter’s Church is situated 2 miles southwest of Lake Peekskill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Putnam Valley and Lake Peekskill.
Putnam Valley
Putnam Valley is a town in Putnam County, New York, United States.
Lake Peekskill
Hamlet
Lake Peekskill is a hamlet in the town…
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Lake Peekskill
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Latitude
41.34042° or 41° 20′ 26″ north
Longitude
-73.8827° or 73° 52′ 58″ west
Open location code
87H884R8+5W
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OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Lake Peekskill” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lake Peekskill”
- French: “Lake Peekskill”
- Welsh: “Llyn Peekskill”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lake Peekskill Post Office and Saint Lukes Church.
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