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===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" />
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