Poesten Kill Falls
Poesten Kill Falls is a waterfall in Troy, Rensselaer, New York. Poesten Kill Falls is situated nearby to the community center Mt. Ida Preservation Hall, as well as near Col. Albert Pawling Memorial Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center and Prospect Park.
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 3,300 feet northwest of Poesten Kill Falls.
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.
Folsom Library
Library
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The Richard G. Folsom Library is a research library in the Rensselaer Libraries system constructed in the Brutalist style located on the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY. Folsom Library is situated 3,300 feet northwest of Poesten Kill Falls.
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
Village
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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 1½ miles northwest of Poesten Kill Falls.
Wynantskill
Village
Wynantskill is a census-designated place in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 4,050 at the 2020 census. Wynantskill is located at the northern town line and the northeastern corner of the town of North Greenbush. Wynantskill is situated 2½ miles southeast of Poesten Kill Falls.
Poesten Kill Falls
- Type: Waterfall
- Also known as: “Poesten Kill High Falls”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Troy, Rensselaer, Capital District, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.72134° or 42° 43′ 17″ northLongitude
-73.67681° or 73° 40′ 37″ westOpen location code
87J8P8CF+G7OpenStreetMap ID
node 1726201133OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfall
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mt. Ida Preservation Hall and Poesten Kill Falls.
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