Buckingham Lake
Buckingham Lake, commonly referred to as Buckingham Pond or Rafts Pond, is a body of water located in a residential area of Albany, New York. It has a surface area of 5 acres and a mean depth of three feet.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Reservoir
- Description: lake in United States of America
- Also known as: “Buckingham Pond” and “Rafts Pond”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Emmaus United Methodist Church and St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church.
Emmaus United Methodist Church
Church
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Emmaus United Methodist Church, originally built as Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church, two of five names it has gone by in its existence, is located at Morris and West Lawrence streets in Albany, New York, United States.
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
Church
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St. Andrew's Episcopal Church is located at North Main and Madison avenues in Albany, New York, United States. It is a complex of three buildings, centered on the church itself, a stone structure designed by architect Norman Sturgis in the Late Gothic Revival architectural style and built in 1930.
Lustron Houses of Jermain Street Historic District
Residential area
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The Lustron Houses of Jermain Street Historic District is located along that street in Albany, New York, United States. It consists of five prefabricated homes built by the Lustron Corporation after World War II.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pine Hills and West Albany.
Pine Hills
Neighborhood
Pine Hills is a neighborhood in Albany, New York, generally defined as the area from Manning Boulevard to the west, Woodlawn Avenue to the south, Lake Avenue to the east, and Washington Avenue to the north.
West Albany
Hamlet
West Albany is a hamlet in the town of Colonie, Albany County, New York, United States. Parts of the neighboring city of Albany around Watervliet Avenue Extension and Industrial Park Road are also considered part of West Albany and include the majority of the West Albany Rail Yard. West Albany is situated 2 miles northeast of Buckingham Lake.
McKownville
Hamlet
McKownville is a hamlet in the town of Guilderland, Albany County, New York, United States. It lies along the eastern border of the town with the city of Albany. McKownville is situated 2 miles northwest of Buckingham Lake.
Buckingham Lake
- Categories: lake and body of water
- Location: Albany, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Esperanto to French—“Buckingham Lake” goes by many names.
- Esperanto: “Buckingham (lago)”
- Esperanto: “Buckingham”
- French: “Buckingham Lake”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Saint Peter’s Hospital and Eagle Hill Cemetery.
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