Karner
Karner is a hamlet of the town of Colonie, Albany County, New York, United States. Once called Center Station, it was a stop along the New York Central Railroad that became famous for being the site where the Karner Blue butterfly was first identified.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in New York, United States of America
- Also known as: “Karner, New York” and “Karner, NY”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Colonie Center and Heritage Park.
Colonie Center
Shopping center
Photo: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Colonie Center is a shopping mall located in Roessleville, New York, a suburb of Albany, at the intersection of Central Avenue, Wolf Road, and Interstate 87. Colonie Center is situated 2½ miles southeast of Karner.
Heritage Park
Photo: LetMeTakeYourFotograf, CC BY 2.0.
Heritage Park was a stadium in Colonie, New York, USA. It was primarily used for baseball but was also used for high school and college football games. It had a capacity of 5,500. Heritage Park is situated 2½ miles northeast of Karner.
Rensselaer Lake
Rensselaer Lake is an artificial lake in Albany, New York, United States named for Major-General Stephen Van Rensselaer, last patroon of Rensselaerswyck. Rensselaer Lake is situated 2 miles southeast of Karner.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lisha Kill and Westmere.
Lisha Kill
Hamlet
Lisha Kill is a hamlet in the town of Colonie, Albany County, New York, United States. Lisha Kill lies on New York Route 5 in the western section of the town. Lisha Kill is situated 2 miles north of Karner.
Westmere
Hamlet
Westmere is a hamlet in the town of Guilderland, Albany County, New York, United States. Since the 1970 Census, a census-designated place has been established with the name of Westmere for tabulating the population of what the census has defined as the boundaries for Westmere. Westmere is situated 2½ miles south of Karner.
Guilderland
Village
Guilderland is a town in Albany County, New York, United States. In the 2020 census, the town had a population of 36,848. The town is named for the Gelderland province in the Netherlands. Guilderland is situated 3 miles southwest of Karner.
Karner
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Town of Colonie, Albany, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.72328° or 42° 43′ 24″ northLongitude
-73.85718° or 73° 51′ 26″ westElevation
325 feet (99 metres)Open location code
87J8P4FV+84OpenStreetMap ID
node 158802367OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Irish—“Karner” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “卡納 (紐約州)”
- Chinese: “卡納”
- Dutch: “Karner”
- Irish: “Karner”
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