Editing Sand Lake, New York (section)

==Geography==
[[File:2024-10-17 14 15 28 Sand Lake Town Hall and Municipal Court along New York State Route 66 (Miller Hill Road) in Sand Lake, Rensselaer County, New York.jpg|thumb|Town hall]]
While the surface of the town is undulating in the west, it is quite mountainous in the east, a part of the [[Rensselaer Plateau]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rensselaerplateau.org/RensselaerPlateau/Maps.aspx|title=Rensselaer Plateau Association - Maps|access-date=August 26, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224111423/http://rensselaerplateau.org/RensselaerPlateau/Maps.aspx|archive-date=December 24, 2013}}</ref> Oak and Perigo hills are about 900 feet above sea level.<ref name="Anderson p. 510">{{Cite book |last=Anderson |first=George Baker |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TuNPAQAAIAAJ |title=Landmarks of Rensselaer County, New York |date=1897 |publisher=D. Mason |language=en |page=510}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|36.2|sqmi|km2}},<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sand Lake, NY - Geographic Facts & Maps - MapSof.net|url=https://www.mapsof.net/sand-lake-ny|access-date=April 27, 2021|website=www.mapsof.net}}</ref> of which {{convert|35.2|sqmi|km2}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Sand Lake town, Rensselaer County, New York|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/sandlaketownrensselaercountynewyork/DIS010219|access-date=April 27, 2021|website=www.census.gov|language=en}}</ref>  is land and {{convert|0.9|sqmi|km2}}  (2.63%) is water.{{verify source|date=April 2021|1=This doesn't make sense based on the prevalence of lakes and ponds in the town. Was this meant to apply to the hamlet and not the town?}}

===Lakes===
Within Sand Lake, there are four lakes: Burden Lake, Crooked Lake, Crystal Lake, and Glass Lake.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Contour Maps for Selected Lakes in Rensselaer County - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation |url=https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/24304.html |access-date=April 14, 2021 |website=www.dec.ny.gov}}</ref> The lakes, stocked with many kinds of fresh water fish, draws tourists to the area.<ref name="Anderson p. 510" /> Glass Lake is between Crooked and Crystal Lakes. At 123 acres, it is located in Averill Park and Nassau.<ref name="Anderson p. 510" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=GNIS Detail - Glass Lake |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:951159,Glass%2520Lake |access-date=April 14, 2021 |website=geonames.usgs.gov}}</ref> Burden Lake is located in the southern part of the town of Sand Lake and is partially in the town of [[Nassau (town), New York|Nassau]], it is a total of 369 acres.<ref name="Anderson p. 510" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=GNIS Detail - Burden Lake |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:945198,Burden%2520Lake |access-date=April 14, 2021 |website=geonames.usgs.gov}}</ref> Crystal Lake, formerly called Sand Lake, is the largest lake in the Averill Park hamlet in the town of Sand Lake. It is 66 acres in size.<ref name="Anderson p. 510" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=GNIS Detail - Crystal Lake |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:947899,Crystal%2520Lake |access-date=April 14, 2021 |website=geonames.usgs.gov}}</ref> Crooked Lake is located in the southern part of the town of Sand Lake, south of Glass Lake. It is 113 acres.<ref name="Anderson p. 510" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=GNIS Detail - Crooked Lake |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:947781,Crooked%2520Lake |access-date=April 14, 2021 |website=geonames.usgs.gov}}</ref> [[Wynants Kill]] is a stream that flows from Crooked Lake, through Glass and Burden Lakes, and drains into both Richard Pond and the [[Hudson River]].<ref name="Anderson p. 510" />

===Location===
{{Geographic Location | width=auto |state=expanded
|Centre    = Town of Sand Lake
|North     = Town of [[Poestenkill (town), New York|Poestenkill]]
|Northeast = 
|East      = Town of [[Berlin, New York|Berlin]]
|Southeast = Town of [[Stephentown, New York|Stephentown]]
|South     = Town of [[Schodack, New York|Schodack]], Town of [[Nassau (town), New York|Nassau]]
|Southwest = 
|West      = Town of [[North Greenbush, New York|North Greenbush]]<br />Town of [[East Greenbush, New York|East Greenbush]]
|Northwest = 
}}