Niska Isle
Niska Isle, despite its name, is not an island, but a peninsula in the town of Niskayuna, New York. Niska Isle is along the Mohawk River's south shore, with a back bay and swamp that surrounds it to the south.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island in Schenectady County, New York, United States of America
- Also known as: “Niska Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Niskayuna station and Rosendale Common School.
Niskayuna station
Museum
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Niskayuna station is a historic railway station located at Niskayuna in Schenectady County, New York. It was possibly built in 1843 by the Schenectady and Troy Railroad and renovated or replaced in the 1880s.
Rosendale Common School
Historic building
Rosendale Common School, also known as Niskayuna Grange Hall No. 1542, is a historic school building located in the vicinity of Niskayuna in Schenectady County, New York.
Niskayuna Reformed Church
Church
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Niskayuna Reformed Church is a historic Dutch Reformed church located at 3041 Troy-Schenectady Road in Niskayuna in Schenectady County, New York. It was built in 1852 and is a brick, gable-roofed building in the Greek Revival style.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Verdoy and Lisha Kill.
Verdoy
Hamlet
Verdoy, formerly known as Watervliet Center, is a hamlet of the town of Colonie in Albany County, New York, United States. Much of Verdoy is in the Airport Noise Overlay District due to its immediate proximity to Albany International Airport's main north/south runway, which was recently extended by 1,300 feet to the north, moving it even closer to Verdoy. Verdoy is situated 2½ miles southeast of Niska Isle.
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 3 miles southwest of Niska Isle.
Dunsbach Ferry
Hamlet
Dunsbach Ferry is a hamlet of the town of Colonie, in Albany County, New York, United States. The hamlet sits to the east of, and below, the Thaddeus Kosciusko Bridge, where Interstate 87 crosses the Mohawk River. Dunsbach Ferry is situated 4 miles east of Niska Isle.
Niska Isle
- Categories: river island, peninsula, and landform
- Location: Schenectady, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Niska Isle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Niska Island (pulo sa Estados Unidos)”
- Cebuano: “Niska Island”
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