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.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Prospect Park and Folsom Library.

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 3,200 feet northwest of Poesten Kill Falls.

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 1 mile 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

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 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

42.72146° or 42° 43′ 17″ north

Longitude

-73.67791° or 73° 40′ 41″ west

Open location code

87J8P8CC+HR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1726201135

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=waterfall

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Poesten Kill Falls Overlook and Mt. Ida Preservation Hall.

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