Avon Crest Park

Avon Crest Park is a park in Town of Niskayuna, Schenectady, New York. Avon Crest Park is situated nearby to Lishakill Park, as well as near the nature reserve Woodlawn Preserve.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rosendale Common School and Woodlawn Preserve.

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. Rosendale Common School is situated 1½ miles northeast of Avon Crest Park.

The Woodlawn Preserve is a patch of the Albany Pine Bush in the Woodlawn neighborhood of the city of Schenectady, New York. It is the only remaining example of this rare ecosystem in that area, a combination of swamp, wetlands, water bodies, and dune vegetation, and one of the most biologically diverse parcels in Schenectady County. Woodlawn Preserve is situated 1½ miles west of Avon Crest Park.

Brown School

School

Photo: Bsms2007, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Brown School is a private school for students in nursery through twelfth grade in Schenectady, New York, United States. Brown School is situated 1½ miles west of Avon Crest Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lisha Kill and Verdoy.

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 1½ miles south of Avon Crest Park.

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 3½ miles east of Avon Crest Park.

Karner

Hamlet

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. Karner is situated 3½ miles south of Avon Crest Park.

Avon Crest Park

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Town of Niskayuna, Schenectady, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.77519° or 42° 46′ 31″ north

Longitude

-73.87248° or 73° 52′ 21″ west

Open location code

87J8Q4GH+32

OpenStreetMap ID

way 69821362

OpenStreetMap feature

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Town of Colonie Golf Course: Red Course and Liz Orzel Kasper Walking Trails.

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