Nassau Lake New York Map
Nassau Lake, New York — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Nassau Lake, Rensselaer County.
Interactive Map of Nassau Lake, New York
| City | Nassau Lake |
| State | New York (NY) |
| County | Rensselaer |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 42.5366 |
| Longitude | -73.6059 |
| Population | 830 |
| Density | 213.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Nassau Lake, New York
Nassau Lake is a locality in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 830. The population density is 213.4 people per km². Nassau Lake is located at 42.5366°N, 73.6059°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 12123.
Nassau Lake rests in a bowl of rounded hills, a placid expanse reflecting a sky that often turns a bruised lavender at dusk. It lies 11.1 miles south-east of Albany, NY (from Albany, NY: bearing 136°T), and is situated 6.2 miles south-east of East Greenbush. Its waters, a deep, cool green, are fringed by stands of mature deciduous trees – oak and maple primarily – their branches reaching out like welcoming arms. The terrain surrounding Nassau Lake is a gentle, rolling countryside, where fields of corn and soybeans give way to patches of woodland, and narrow country roads wind their way through the landscape. The air here carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening hay in the summer and the crisp, clean tang of frost in the autumn. The history of Nassau Lake is tied to the agricultural rhythms of Rensselaer County, a place where generations have worked the land. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile soil and the promise of a quiet life, established farms that still dot the countryside, their weathered barns standing as silent sentinels. While its origins are agricultural, Nassau Lake has also seen periods of modest industrial activity, with small mills and workshops once humming along its streams. Today, the economy is a blend of that agrarian heritage and a growing reliance on the nearby larger cities, with many residents commuting for work while cherishing the slower pace of life here. The lake itself remains a focal point, a place for quiet reflection and summer recreation, its surface often rippled by the gentle passage of canoes and small fishing boats.
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About This Nassau Lake Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Nassau Lake, New York with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Nassau Lake and Rensselaer County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Nassau Lake is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Nassau Lake is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
