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2019 Map of East Greenbush

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of East Greenbush
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

East Greenbush and its surrounding residential neighborhoods characterize the transition from suburban Rensselaer County to the agricultural and wooded drainage basins of the Moordener Kill and its tributaries. The landscape is defined by a dense network of hamlets including Hampton Manor, Clinton Heights, and Schodack Center, all oriented around the historic corridor of the Columbia Tpke. These settlements represent decades of community growth, with local history preserved at the East Greenbush Cem and Greenbush Cem.

Toward the Hudson River, the terrain drops significantly at Vandenburgh Hill and Grandview Hill, overlooking a complex of riverine features such as Papsance Island and Papscanee Creek. In the southern reaches, the character becomes more rural near Brookview and South Schodack, where several smaller kills—including the Vierda Kill and Vlockie Kill—cut through the terrain towards the river valley.