Giffen Elementary Playground
Giffen Elementary Playground is a park in Albany, Capital District, New York. Giffen Elementary Playground is situated nearby to Mount Zion Baptist Church, as well as near the government office Albany Housing Authority Resource Center.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Schuyler Mansion and USS Slater.
Schuyler Mansion
Park
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Schuyler Mansion is a historic house at 32 Catherine Street in Albany, New York. The brick mansion is now a museum and an official National Historic Landmark. Schuyler Mansion is situated 1,100 feet northwest of Giffen Elementary Playground.
USS Slater
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USS Slater is a Cannon-class destroyer escort that served in the United States Navy and later in the Hellenic Navy. Following service during World War II, the ship was transferred to Greece and renamed Aetos. USS Slater is situated 1,900 feet northeast of Giffen Elementary Playground.
Fort Orange
Archaeological site
Fort Orange was the first permanent Dutch settlement in New Netherland; the present-day city and state capital Albany, New York developed near this site. Fort Orange is situated 2,400 feet northeast of Giffen Elementary Playground.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rensselaer and Sheridan Hollow.
Rensselaer
Rensselaer is a city in Rensselaer County, New York, United States, and is located on the east side of the Hudson River, opposite Albany and on the western border of Rensselaer County.
Sheridan Hollow
Neighborhood
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Sheridan Hollow is a neighborhood in Albany, New York located in a ravine north of Downtown Albany. Capitol Hill to the south and Arbor Hill to the north flank the ravine.
Arbor Hill Historic District–Ten Broeck Triangle
Neighborhood
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The Arbor Hill Historic District–Ten Broeck Triangle, originally the Ten Broeck Historic District, is a seven-block area located within the Arbor Hill neighborhood north of what is today downtown Albany, New York, United States.
Giffen Elementary Playground
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Albany, Albany, Capital District, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.64012° or 42° 38′ 24″ northLongitude
-73.75608° or 73° 45′ 22″ westOpen location code
87J8J6RV+2HOpenStreetMap ID
way 554570150OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mount Zion Baptist Church and Albany Housing Authority Resource Center.
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