Mt Ida Hydroelectric Plant
Mt Ida Hydroelectric Plant is a power station in Troy, Rensselaer, New York. Mt Ida Hydroelectric Plant is situated nearby to Poesten Kill Gorge Park, as well as near the waterfall Poesten Kill Falls.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Prospect Park and Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center.
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.
Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center
Arts center
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The Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center is a multi-venue arts center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, which opened on October 3, 2008. Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center is situated 2,900 feet north of Mt Ida Hydroelectric Plant.
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 3,000 feet north of Mt Ida Hydroelectric Plant.
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 north of Mt Ida Hydroelectric Plant.
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 Mt Ida Hydroelectric Plant.
Mt Ida Hydroelectric Plant
- Type: Power station
- Categories: industry and building
- Location: Troy, Rensselaer, Capital District, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.72128° or 42° 43′ 17″ northLongitude
-73.68064° or 73° 40′ 50″ westInception
January 1992Operator
Ampersand Mount Ida Hydro LLCOpen location code
87J8P8C9+GPOpenStreetMap ID
way 710524027OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Poesten Kill Gorge Park and Poesten Kill Falls.
Nearby Places
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