Hamlet in New York, United States
| West Copake, New York | |
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| Hamlet | |
  West Copake, New YorkShow map of New York West Copake, New YorkShow map of the United States | |
| Coordinates: 42°05′45″N 73°34′56″W / 42.09583°N 73.58222°W / 42.09583; -73.58222 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Columbia |
| Elevation | 554 ft (169 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 518 & 838 |
| GNIS feature ID | 969184 |
West Copake is a hamlet in the southwestern part of the Town of Copake, in Columbia County, New York, United States. The community is 15.2 miles (24.5 km) southeast of Hudson. West Copake had a post office until September 24, 1988.
West Copake was the site of Camps Barrington, a Jewish summer camp for boys, founded in 1921, and Camp Rhoda, a sister Jewish summer camp for girls, founded in 1923. Both camps were situated next to Upper Rhoda pond and were founded by Sanford S. Bettman, a school administrator. Beginning in 1936 both camps were run by Abe Porchenick (Uncle Porky) 1908-2004 and his wife Ella as well as Gustave De Lemos (Uncle Gus) 1906-1985 and his wife Ruth until the camps closed in 1967.
References
- "West Copake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
| Municipalities and communities of Columbia County, New York, United States | ||
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| County seat: Hudson | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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