Beacon Island
Beacon Island is an island in Albany, New York. Beacon Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Glenmont, as well as near Bethlehem Center.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Albany County, New York, United States
- Also known as: “Bisby Island” and “Cabbage Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cherry Hill and Fort Crailo.
Cherry Hill
Museum
Photo: MattWade, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cherry Hill is a historic house located on South Pearl Street in Albany, New York. It was built in 1787. In 1971, Cherry Hill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Fort Crailo
Museum
Photo: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Crailo State Historic Site is a historic, fortified brick manor house in Rensselaer, New York which was built in 1707. The word Crailo is derived from kraaien bos and refers to Kiliaen van Rensselaer's estate in Huizen, Holland, which is also named "Crailo".
Nut Grove
Heritage site
Photo: MattWade, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nut Grove, also known as the William Walsh House, is a historic house located on McCarty Avenue in Albany, New York, United States. It is a brick building originally designed in the Greek Revival architectural style by architect Alexander Jackson Davis in the mid-19th century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glenmont and Kenwood.
Glenmont
Hamlet
Glenmont is a hamlet in the town of Bethlehem, Albany County, New York, United States. Glenmont is in the northeastern corner of the town and is a suburb of the neighboring city of Albany.
Kenwood
Hamlet
Kenwood was a hamlet in the Town of Bethlehem, New York. The hamlet spanned both sides of the Normans Kill near the area where the Normans Kill flows into the Hudson River.
Normansville
Hamlet
Normansville is a former hamlet in Albany County, New York, United States. In the 19th century, Normansville was a hamlet in the town of Bethlehem. Normansville was located within and along the north and south banks of the ravine carved by the Normans Kill, a tributary of the Hudson River.
Beacon Island
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Albany, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.60341° or 42° 36′ 12″ northLongitude
-73.7654° or 73° 45′ 55″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
87J8J63M+9ROpenStreetMap ID
node 357547205OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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In Other Languages
“Beacon Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Beacon Island”
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Highlights include Railroad Equipment and Cabbage Island.
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