Amherst State 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Park Country Club and 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 2,300 feet northwest of Amherst State Park.
Glen Falls
Waterfall
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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. Glen Falls is situated 3,100 feet southeast of Amherst State Park.
Buffalo Niagara International Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: AdMeskens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 2½ miles southeast of Amherst State Park.
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
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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 Amherst State Park.
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.
Amherst State Park
- Type: Park
- Description: State park in Erie County, New York
- Categories: New York state park and recreation area
- Location: Town of Amherst, Erie County, Niagara Frontier, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.97161° or 42° 58′ 18″ northLongitude
-78.74891° or 78° 44′ 56″ westOperator
AmherstOpen location code
87J3X7C2+JCOpenStreetMap ID
way 435895688OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q4746043
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Italian—“Amherst State Park” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “متنزه أمهيرست الحكومي”
- German: “Amherst State Park”
- Italian: “Amherst State Park”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Park Country Club and Hutchinson Hose Co. Station 2.
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