Lookout Point
Lookout Point is a scenic viewpoint in Troy, Rensselaer, New York. Lookout Point is situated nearby to the nature reserve Osgood Woods, as well as near the garden Wildflowers.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Prospect Park and Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center.
Prospect Park
Park
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Prospect Park is an 80-acre city park in Troy, New York. The park is situated between Congress and Hill Street on top of Mount Ida. Prospect Park was originally designed in 1903 by local landscape engineer Garnet Douglass Baltimore, the first African-American graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center
Arts center
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The Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center is a multi-venue arts center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, which opened on October 3, 2008. Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center is situated 4,100 feet north of Lookout Point.
Hart-Cluett Mansion
Museum
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The Hart-Cluett Mansion is located at 57 Second Street in Troy, New York, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, and is a contributing property to the Central Troy Historic District created in 1986. Hart-Cluett Mansion is situated 4,200 feet north of Lookout Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Watervliet and Green Island.
Watervliet
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Watervliet is a city in northeastern Albany County, New York, United States. The population was 10,375 as of the 2020 census. Watervliet is north of Albany, the capital of the state, and is bordered on the north, west, and south by the town of Colonie.
Green Island
Town
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Green Island is a coterminous town-village in Albany County, New York, United States, some 8 miles north of Albany. Green Island is one of only five such town-village amalgamations in New York. Green Island is situated 2 miles north of Lookout Point.
Menands
Village
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Menands is a village in Albany County, New York, United States. The population was 4,554 at the 2020 census. The village is named after Louis Menand. The village lies inside the town of Colonie and borders the northern city line of Albany. Menands is situated 2½ miles southwest of Lookout Point.
Lookout Point
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Category: tourism
- Location: Troy, Rensselaer, Capital District, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.71815° or 42° 43′ 5″ northLongitude
-73.68853° or 73° 41′ 19″ westOpen location code
87J8P896+7HOpenStreetMap ID
node 13256450048OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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