Cohoes Overlook Park
Cohoes Overlook Park is a park in Cohoes, Albany, New York. Cohoes Overlook Park is situated nearby to the community center Cohoes Falls Apartments, as well as near the power station School Street Hydro-Station.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Van Schaick House and Matton Shipyard.
Van Schaick House
Museum
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Van Schaick House is a historic home located on Van Schaick Island at Cohoes in Albany County, New York. It was built about 1735 for Anthony Van Schaick, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, brick dwelling with a gambrel roof. Van Schaick House is situated 1½ miles southeast of Cohoes Overlook Park.
Matton Shipyard
Historic site
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Matton Shipyard is a historic shipyard and canal boat service yard located on Van Schaick Island at Cohoes in Albany County, New York. It consists of eight extant buildings, various surviving features, and archaeological remains dating to the period 1916 to 1983 when the site functioned as a shipyard, repair facility, and towboat operation on the New York State Barge Canal and Champlain Canal. Matton Shipyard is situated 1½ miles east of Cohoes Overlook Park.
Herman Melville House
Museum
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The Herman Melville House is a historic home located at Lansingburgh in Troy, Rensselaer County, New York. It was a home of author Herman Melville between 1838 and 1847. Herman Melville House is situated 1½ miles southeast of Cohoes Overlook Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crescent Station and Boght Corners.
Crescent Station
Hamlet
Crescent Station is a hamlet of the town of Colonie in Albany County, New York, United States that straddles US Route 9. Crescent Station is situated 1½ miles northwest of Cohoes Overlook Park.
Boght Corners
Hamlet
Boght Corners is a hamlet in the town of Colonie in northern Albany County, New York, United States, that straddles U.S. Route 9. The corners that give the hamlet its name are found at the intersection of Route 9 and Boght Road, near the Boght Community Fire District's station. Boght Corners is situated 2 miles west of Cohoes Overlook Park.
Dunsbach Ferry
Hamlet
Dunsbach Ferry is a hamlet of the town of Colonie, in Albany County, New York, United States. The hamlet sits to the east of, and below, the Thaddeus Kosciusko Bridge, where Interstate 87 crosses the Mohawk River. Dunsbach Ferry is situated 2½ miles west of Cohoes Overlook Park.
Cohoes Overlook Park
- Type: Park
- Also known as: “Brookfield’s Overlook Park”
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Cohoes, Albany, Capital District, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.7842° or 42° 47′ 3″ northLongitude
-73.70704° or 73° 42′ 25″ westOpen location code
87J8Q7MV+M5OpenStreetMap ID
way 1082718258OpenStreetMap feature
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cohoes Falls Apartments and School Street Hydro-Station.
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