Rensselaer Lake
Rensselaer Lake is an artificial lake in Albany, New York, United States named for Major-General Stephen Van Rensselaer, last patroon of Rensselaerswyck.Places of Interest
Highlights: Tech Valley High School and Rapp Road Community Historic District.
Rapp Road Community Historic District
Residential area
Places in the Area
Nearby places include McKownville and Roessleville.
McKownville
Village
McKownville is a hamlet in the town of Guilderland, Albany County, New York, United States.
Roessleville
Hamlet
Roessleville is a hamlet in the town of Colonie, Albany County, New York, United States. Roessleville is situated 1½ miles east of Rensselaer Lake.
Westmere
Village
Westmere is a hamlet in the town of Guilderland, Albany County, New York, United States. Westmere is situated 1½ miles west of Rensselaer Lake.
Rensselaer Lake
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in Albany County, New York, USA
- Category: lake
- Location: Albany, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.69949° or 42° 41′ 58″ north
Longitude
-73.8367° or 73° 50′ 12″ west
Elevation
259 feet (79 metres)
Open location code
87J8M5X7+Q8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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In Other Languages
“Rensselaer Lake” goes by many names.
- French: “Rensselaer Lake”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Colonie and Dunes.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Albany Pine Bush Preserve and Six Mile Waterworks Park.
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