Glen Falls
Glen Falls is a small waterfall located on Ellicott Creek in the village of Williamsville, New York. The hydropower provided by the falls made it an ideal site for a number of early watermills used to grind grist and to power sawmills.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Waterfall
- Description: waterfall in Erie County, New York, United States
- Also known as: “Glen Falls, New York”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Amherst State Park and Buffalo Niagara International Airport.
Amherst State Park
Park
Amherst State Park is an 80-acre park in Erie County, New York, United States. The park is located northeast of Buffalo, partially in the Village of Williamsville with the balance located in the Town of Amherst. Amherst State Park is situated 3,100 feet northwest of Glen Falls.
Buffalo Niagara International Airport
Aerodrome
Buffalo Niagara International Airport is in Cheektowaga, New York, United States. The airport serves Buffalo, New York and Niagara Falls, New York in the United States, and the southern Golden Horseshoe region of Ontario, Canada. Buffalo Niagara International Airport is situated 2 miles southeast of Glen Falls.
The Park Country Club
Castle
The Park Country Club of Buffalo, Inc. is a country club located in the Town of Amherst, just outside Williamsville, New York, a suburb of Buffalo, United States. The Park Country Club is situated 1 mile northwest of Glen Falls.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Williamsville and Snyder.
Williamsville
Town
Photo: Adam Moss, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Williamsville is a village in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 5,423 at the 2020 census. The village is named after Jonas Williams, an early settler.
Snyder
Hamlet
Photo: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Snyder is a hamlet within the town of Amherst in Erie County, New York, that is part of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area. The hamlet was established in 1837. Snyder is situated 2 miles west of Glen Falls.
Amherst
Photo: AndreCarrotflower, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Amherst is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. It is a suburb of Buffalo. As of 2020, the town had a total population of 129,595. This represents an increase from 122,366 as reported in the 2010 census.
Glen Falls
- Category: body of water
- Location: Town of Amherst, Erie County, Niagara Frontier, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.96394° or 42° 57′ 50″ northLongitude
-78.74391° or 78° 44′ 38″ westHeight
30 feet (9.1 metres)Open location code
87J3X774+HCOpenStreetMap ID
node 4089310071OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfallWikidata ID
Q5567746
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Marathi—“Glen Falls” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “格伦瀑布”
- Marathi: “ग्लेन धबधबा”
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