New York Gazetteer
Buttercup Creek is a physical feature (stream) in Columbia County. The primary coordinates for Buttercup Creek places it within the NY 12029 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Buttercup Creek |
| Category: | New York physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | 1.5 mi. long; in the Town of Canaan, heads 2 mi. NW of Flatbrook, flows E then N to enter Stony Kill |
| History: | Named for the Marsh Marigold (Catha palustris), part of the Buttercup (Ranunculaceae) family, which is prominent along the banks of the stream in early spring. |
| County: | Columbia County |
| Latitude: | 42.4117991 |
| Longitude: | -73.4485765 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Buttercup Creek: Buttercup Creek.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Buttercup Creek does not include property ownership information.
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East Nassau, NY
(7.2 miles NNW) Chatham, NY (8.2 miles WSW) Lenox, MA (9.2 miles ESE) Ghent, NY (10.2 miles WSW) Pittsfield, MA (10.7 miles ENE) |
Nassau, NY
(10.9 miles NW) Niverville, NY (11 miles W) Valatie, NY (11.4 miles W) Lenox Dale, MA (11.6 miles ESE) Housatonic, MA (11.7 miles SSE) |
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Canaan, NY
(< 0.1 mile) Queechy, NY (1.4 miles ESE) Canaan Center, NY (1.9 miles S) Flatbrook, NY (2.7 miles SSE) New Britain, NY (3.6 miles NW) |
East Chatham, NY
(3.9 miles W) New Concord, NY (4.1 miles WSW) New Lebanon Center, NY (4.3 miles NNE) New Lebanon, NY (4.5 miles NE) Richmond, MA (4.9 miles ESE) |
