Houston Pond
Houston Pond is a pond in Town of Ithaca, Tompkins, New York. Houston Pond is situated nearby to Grossman Pond, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Southeast Overlook.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fuertes Observatory and Lynah Rink.
Fuertes Observatory
Observatory
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Fuertes Observatory is an astronomical observatory located on the North Campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. The observatory was designed by L.P. Fuertes Observatory is situated 1 mile west of Houston Pond.
Lynah Rink
Ice rink
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lynah Rink is a 4,267-seat hockey arena at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, that opened in 1957. Named after James Lynah, Class of 1905, who was the director of Cornell athletics from 1935 to 1943, it is home to the Big Red men's and women's ice hockey teams. Lynah Rink is situated 1¼ miles west of Houston Pond.
Rice Hall
University building
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Rice Hall is a building on the Cornell University campus that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It is a three-story rectangular building. Rice Hall is situated 1 mile west of Houston Pond.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Forest Home and Varna.
Forest Home
Hamlet
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Forest Home is a census-designated place in the town of Ithaca, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Forest Home had a population of 1,168. It is located immediately east of the Cornell University campus.
Varna
Hamlet
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Varna is a hamlet located in Tompkins County, New York, United States. It is within the Town of Dryden. As of the 2020 census, Varna had a population of 767.
Northeast Ithaca
Neighborhood
Northeast Ithaca is a census-designated place in Ithaca, New York in Tompkins County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Northeast Ithaca had a population of 2,701. Northeast Ithaca is a suburb of adjacent Ithaca, New York.
Houston Pond
- Type: Pond
- Category: body of water
- Location: Town of Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.45102° or 42° 27′ 4″ northLongitude
-76.45469° or 76° 27′ 17″ westOpen location code
87J5FG2W+C4OpenStreetMap ID
way 107630784OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=pond
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