Bessie’s Woods
Bessie’s Woods is a nature reserve in Rensselaer, New York. Bessie’s Woods is situated nearby to the hamlet Taborton, as well as near Glass Lake.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Big Bowman Pond and Little Bowman Pond.
Big Bowman Pond
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Big Bowman Pond is a small glacial lake in the Taborton section of the Town of Sand Lake, Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The lake is located on a geologic formation known as the Rensselaer Plateau.
Little Bowman Pond
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Little Bowman Pond is a small glacial lake in the Taborton section of the Town of Sand Lake, Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The lake is located on a geologic formation known as the Rensselaer Plateau.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sand Lake and Averill Park.
Sand Lake
Village
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Sand Lake is a town in south-central part of Rensselaer County, New York, United States. Sand Lake is about 13 miles east of Albany, New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,348.
Averill Park
Village
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Averill Park is a census-designated place within the town of Sand Lake in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 2,098 at the 2020 census.
Taborton
Hamlet
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Taborton is a hamlet located within the town of Sand Lake in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. It is served by the Taborton Fire Department. Two small lakes, Big Bowman Pond and Little Bowman Pond, are in the immediate vicinity.
Bessie’s Woods
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Rensselaer, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.6405° or 42° 38′ 26″ northLongitude
-73.4908° or 73° 29′ 27″ westOperator
Hudson Taconic LandsOpen location code
87J8JGR5+6MOpenStreetMap ID
way 1457343163OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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