Why visit Avon
Townapedia lists 5 museums and landmarks, 3 parks and trails, 7 places to eat and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Avon Five Arch Bridge, Aaron Barber Memorial Building, Avon Inn and Memorial Park.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 82°F; January lows average 16°F, and about 52 inches of snow fall in a normal year.
Weather in Avon
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About Avon
Avon is a village in the town of Avon, Livingston County, New York, United States. The village population was 3,394 at the 2010 census, out of 7,146 people in the entire town. The village and town are named after the River Avon in England.
From the Wikipedia article Avon (village), New York (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Avon Five Arch Bridge
Bridge · National Register of Historic Places · 1.3 mi
Historic railroad arch bridge located near Route 31, southwest of Avon in Livingston County, New York
2078 Avon Geneseo Road, Avon
Museums and landmarks5
Aaron Barber Memorial Building
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places
Historic library building located at Avon, New York
Avon Inn
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places
Hotel in New York, United States of America
Barber-Mulligan Farm
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.4 mi
Historic farm located at Avon in Livingston County, New York, United States
Hall's Opera Block
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places
Historic commercial building in New York, United States
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J. Francis Kellogg House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 0.5 mi
Avon, New York, listed on the NRHP in Livingston County
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
Restaurants and cafes7
History
Avon was founded by European Americans along the Genesee River, across from the historic Seneca village known as Conawagus (in a transliterated spelling; also spelled as Ca-noh-wa-gas, Conewaugus, or Canawaugus, and as Ga:non'wagês in the Seneca language). The Seneca were among the original Five Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy and had occupied this territory for many hundreds of years prior to European encounter.
The Seneca village was located on the east side of the Genesee River, "about a mile above the ford". Ga:non'wagês was an important village to the Seneca during the eighteenth century. Their religious leader Handsome Lake was born here about 1735. One of his nephews, later known as Governor Blacksnake, moved here with his family shortly after his birth. He was an important war chief who allied with the British during the Revolutionary War; later he became one of the first Native Americans to publish his memoirs, aided by a fellow Seneca who translated them into English. An edited version of this memoir was published in 2005, with explanations of material about his people. The leader Cornplanter, a maternal uncle of Chainbreaker, was born in this village around 1750.
From the History section of Avon (village), New York on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship7
First Methodist Episcopal Church of Avon
Church · National Register of Historic Places
First Presbyterian Church of Avon
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 2.0 mi
Shopping2
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries6
Map of Avon
32 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 16°F | 2.0 in | 13.4 in |
| Feb | 34°F | 17°F | 1.6 in | 12.3 in |
| Mar | 42°F | 24°F | 2.5 in | 10.7 in |
| Apr | 56°F | 34°F | 2.8 in | 1.3 in |
| May | 69°F | 46°F | 3.0 in | 0.0 in |
| Jun | 77°F | 56°F | 3.5 in | 0.0 in |
| Jul | 82°F | 60°F | 3.7 in | 0.0 in |
| Aug | 80°F | 58°F | 3.4 in | 0.0 in |
| Sep | 73°F | 51°F | 3.1 in | 0.0 in |
| Oct | 61°F | 41°F | 3.2 in | 0.0 in |
| Nov | 48°F | 32°F | 2.5 in | 4.7 in |
| Dec | 38°F | 23°F | 2.2 in | 9.3 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Avon (1 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Livingston County has had 13 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for severe storms.
- 2020-03-20: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
- 2014-07-08: Severe Storms And Flooding (Severe Storm)
- 2012-10-28: Hurricane Sandy (Hurricane)
- 2011-06-10: Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, And Straight-Line Winds (Flood)
- 2005-09-30: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation (Hurricane)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 14 miles away.
- Livonia 7 mi southeast, about 12 min by car
- Bergen 15 mi northwest, about 25 min by car
- Brighton 16 mi northeast, about 27 min by car
- Bloomfield 16 mi east, about 26 min by car
- Pittsford 17 mi northeast, about 27 min by car
- Nazareth College 17 mi northeast, about 28 min by car
- St. John Fisher College 18 mi northeast, about 29 min by car
- Rochester 19 mi north, about 30 min by car
- Greece 21 mi north, about 33 min by car
- Irondequoit 22 mi northeast, about 36 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Avon Station, Adam Moss, CC BY-SA 2.0
- AvonNewYorkSoldiersMonument, DanielPenfield, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 60s block of Avon NY 2024 jeh, Jim.henderson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Avon Episcopal Ch 2024 jeh, Jim.henderson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Avon Park Theater 2024 jeh, Jim.henderson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- McDonald's restaurant in Avon, New York - 20200625, Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Five Arch Bridge - Avon, New York (5170953402), Doug Kerr from Albany, New York, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
- First ME Church Avon NY Aug 09, Doug Kerr from now in Binghamton, NY, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Barber-Mulligan Farm Aug 10, Pubdog ( talk ), Public domain
- Halls Opera Block Aug 09, Doug Kerr from now in Binghamton, NY, CC BY-SA 2.0
- First Presbyterian Church of Avon Aug 10, Pubdog ( talk ), Public domain
- Aaron Barber Memorial Building Aug 10, Pubdog ( talk ), Public domain
- Avon Inn Aug 09, Doug Kerr from now in Binghamton, NY, CC BY-SA 2.0
- J. Francis Kellogg House Aug 10, Pubdog ( talk ), Public domain
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