Dickinson Hill Fire Tower

Babcock Lake is a lake in the U.S. state of New York.Babcock Lake was named after "Honest" John Babcock, the supervisor of Grafton from 1819 to 1823 and 1825 to 1828.

Grafton is a town in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 2,051 at the 2020 census. It is believed that the town received its name from Grafton, Vermont, where the first town supervisor, Nathaniel Dumbleton, was originally from. The town is an interior town near the north-central part of the county. NY Route 2 passes across the town. Grafton is notable for having a Peace Pagoda, built by Nipponzan Myohoji buddhist order in 1993.

Grafton Lakes State Park is a 2,545-acre (10.30 km2) state park located in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The park is in the central part of the Town of Grafton and north of the hamlet of Grafton on NY Route 2, northeast of Albany. The park contains the Shaver Pond Nature Center.

Fox Hollow is a valley in Rensselaer County of the U.S. state of New York.The University of the State of New York speculates the valley may be named after Levit Fox, or after foxes in the area.

Dyken Pond is a 134-acre (54 ha) lake in the towns of Grafton and Berlin in Rensselaer County, New York. The pond gets water primarily from precipitation and outflows westward into the Poesten Kill, a tributary of the Hudson River. It is located in northwest Berlin, south of Grafton Lakes State Park. Dyken Pond is 1.4 miles (2.3 km) long with a shoreline length of 5.1 miles (8.2 km); its maximum depth is 35 feet (11 m) with an average depth of 16 feet (4.9 m). It sits at an elevation of 1,625 feet (495 m).Formerly a small pond, Dyken Pond was enlarged to its current size in 1902 after a dam was built to regulate water power and reduce flooding. The dam was constructed by the Manning Paper Company, who later donated their land holdings in the vicinity of the pond to Rensselaer County in 1973. That land became part of the Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center, a 594-acre (2.40 km2) property that is accessible to the public for the purpose of outdoor education and low-impact recreation.The pond facilitates fishing for chain pickerel and panfish, and ice fishing is permitted.

Petersburgh is a town located in the northeast section of Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 1,372 at the 2020 census. The town was named after an early settler named Peter Simmons.

Church Hollow is a valley in the U.S. state of New York.Church Hollow takes its name from the local Church family.

Petersburgh United Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church at 12 Head of Lane Road in Petersburgh, Rensselaer County, New York. It was originally built in 1820 and modified to its present Queen Anne style appearance in 1892. The original meeting house style building measures 48 feet long and 36 feet wide. In 1892, the 45 feet tall bell tower was added and a more steeply pitched roof was added over the original roof. An annex was completed in 1938.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

Odell Hill is a summit in the U.S. state of New York. The elevation is 1,257 feet (383 m).Odell Hill was named in 1790 after Simeon Odell.

Cornell–Manchester Farmstead is a historic home and farm located near Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer County, New York. The main house was built between about 1820 and 1840, and consists of a 1 1/2-story, gable roofed frame main block with an adjoining 1 1/2-story, gable roofed block added about 1850. It was remodeled about 1900 and three open Queen Anne style porches were added. Another 1 1/2-story frame house was added to the property about 1860. Also on the property are the contributing tool barn / grain house (c. 1800-1830), pig house (c. 1880-1900), blacksmith's shop (c. 1850-1870), smokehouse (c. 1820-1850), grain house (c. 1880-1900), corn cribs (1957, 1960s), two hay sheds (c. 1940-1950), shed (c. 1940-1950), garage and vehicle shed (c. 1940-1950), hen house (c. 1940–1941, 1962), small pig house (c. 1940), three hen houses (c. 1940), and barn (c. 1900).: 3–5 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.

Moon Hill is a 1,408-foot-tall (429 m) mountain in the U.S. state of New York. It is located north-northeast of Petersburg in Rensselaer County. Moon Hill was named after J. S. Moon.

Brownell–Cornell–Gibbs Farmstead is a historic home and farm located near Buskirk, Rensselaer County, New York. The farmhouse was built between about 1800 and 1825, and consists of a two-story, banked, rectangular frame main block with an attached large two-story woodshed. It has a one-story, hip roofed addition dated to 1943, and Federal style design elements. Also on the property are the contributing threshing barn (c. 1800), tool barn / grain house (c. 1830), hen house (1936), garage (1926), and wagon shed (c. 1940).: 3–6 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.