Rensselear County 📍

Rensselaer County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 159,429. Its county seat is Troy. It is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Rensselaer County is in the eastern part of New York State. The eastern boundary of Rensselaer County runs along the New York–Vermont and New York–Massachusetts borders.

The terrain runs from level and flat near the Hudson and then rises into the Rensselaer Plateau around Poestenkill and Sand Lake, then to the Taconic Mountains along the Massachusetts state line.

The highest point is Berlin Mountain, 2,818 feet (859 m) above sea level, in the town of Berlin. The lowest point is sea level at the Hudson.

The Hoosic River, a tributary of the Hudson River, is in the north part of the county.

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

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Hollows of Rensselaer County

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Most of the hollows in Rensselaer County are located either along the Hoosick River or the Little Hoosick River.

 

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Map: Big Bay Of Piseco Lake
Map: Beartown State Forest

Hoosick Falls, New York

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Hoosick Falls is a village in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 3,501 at the 2010 census. During its peak, circa 1900, the village had a population of approximately 7,000. The village of Hoosick Falls is near the center of the town of Hoosick on NY 22. Painter Grandma Moses is buried in the village. The site of the British entrenchments at the Battle of Bennington, 6 August 1777, is nearby and is maintained as Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site.

Map: Empire State Topography
Map: Merill's Hill Trail

SA Dunn Landfill

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With this morning's addition of the spring 2021 aerial photography by the state, I thought it be interesting to look at the site over the years.

Map: Green Mountain National Forest North