Albany, NY 📍

Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York’s Capital District. Roughly 135 miles (217 km) north of the City of New York, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about 10 miles (16 km) south of its confluence with the Mohawk River. The population of the city was 97,856 at the time of the 2010 census.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albany,_New_York

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Map: Hinckley State Forest

Albany’s South End, Historic Dumping Grounds

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This colorized LiDAR Hillshade of elevation of the South End shows the filled in gorges in Albany South End that were used until the late 1960s for dumping trash and debris from the Empire State Plaza demolition.

Thematic Albany\'s South End, Historic Dumping Grounds

Thematic Map: Harmful Algea Blooms - August 12, 2025
Map: North Lake Reservior

Albany 1893

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A much smaller city as seen on the topographic maps from 130 years ago.

Thematic Map: Percentage of Green Cars
Map: Neversink River Unique Area