Washington Park Lake
Washington Park Lake is a body of water in Albany, New York located in the southwestern corner of Washington Park. It has a surface area of 5.2 acres and a mean depth of 6.6 feet.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Washington Park Historic District and Dana Park.
Washington Park Historic District
Park
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Washington Park in Albany, New York is the city's premier park and the site of many festivals and gatherings. As public property it dates back to the city charter in 1686, and has seen many uses including that of gunpowder storage, square/parade grounds, and cemetery.
Dana Park
Park
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Dana Park is a small.2-acre urban park in Albany, New York and includes a memorial to James Dana which doubles as Albany's last remaining horse trough. Dana Park is situated 2,400 feet southeast of Washington Park Lake.
Albany Law School
College
Albany Law School is a private law school in Albany, New York. It was founded in 1851 and is the oldest independent law school in the nation. It is accredited by the American Bar Association as well as the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and has an affiliation agreement with University at Albany that includes shared programs. Albany Law School is situated 2,600 feet southwest of Washington Park Lake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pine Hills and Sheridan Hollow.
Pine Hills
Neighborhood
Pine Hills is a neighborhood in Albany, New York, generally defined as the area from Manning Boulevard to the west, Woodlawn Avenue to the south, Lake Avenue to the east, and Washington Avenue to the north.
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
Neighborhood
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Arbor Hill is a neighborhood in Albany, New York, generally defined as the area from Clinton Avenue north to Tivoli Hollow and the Livingston Avenue Railroad Bridge and from Broadway west to Henry Johnson Boulevard.
Washington Park Lake
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in Albany, New York, United States
- Category: lake
- Location: Albany, Albany, Capital District, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.65733° or 42° 39′ 26″ northLongitude
-73.77337° or 73° 46′ 24″ westOpen location code
87J8M64G+WMOpenStreetMap ID
way 89699541OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q7335379
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Washington Park Lake” goes by many names.
- French: “Washington Park Lake”
- Spanish: “Lago Washington Park”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Washington Park Lake House and Park Playhouse.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Washington Park Lake”. Photo: Andy Arthur, CC BY 2.0.