Getting to Albany: By train

Amtrak, 525 East St, Rensselaer, 1-800 872-7245. The Albany-Rensselaer station is Amtrak's 10th busiest. It is not in Albany itself but directly across the river in Rensselaer. Taxis from the train station are pricey due to a cab company monopoly, so get a ride if you can. Read More »

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Railroad Stations in Rensselaer County, New York

Albany–Rensselaer, 2 km (1 mile)
Niagara-Mohawk Power Corporation Rensselaer Sub-Station, 2 km (1 mile)
East Greenbush Station, 8 km (5 miles)
Niagara-Mohawk Power Corporation Seventh Avenue Sub-Station, 12 km (8 miles)
Niagara-Mohawk Power Corporation Lansingburgh Sub-Station, 14 km (9 miles)
Van Hoesen Station, 16 km (10 miles)

Railroad Stations in Albany County, New York

Niagara-Mohawk Power Corporation Central Avenue Sub-Station, 6 km (4 miles)

Railroad Stations in Saratoga County, New York

Niagara-Mohawk Power Corporation Waterford Sub-Station, 16 km (10 miles)

Railroad Stations in Schenectady County, New York

Niagara-Mohawk Power Corporation Chrisler Avenue Sub-Station, 22 km (13 miles)
Niagara-Mohawk Power Corporation Emmett Sub-Station, 23 km (14 miles)
Niagara-Mohawk Power Corporation Weaver Street Sub-Station, 23 km (15 miles)
Scotia Railroad Station, 27 km (17 miles)
Schenectady Pumping Station, 27 km (17 miles)
Rotterdam Pumping Station, 27 km (17 miles)
Esperance Station, 43 km (27 miles)

Railroad Stations in Columbia County, New York

Stockport Station, 38 km (24 miles)

Railroad Stations in Greene County, New York

Athens Station, 42 km (26 miles)

Buildings in Albany County, New York

Kennedy Building
Erastus Corning Tower
Arbor Hill Community Center, 1 km (1 mile)
Salvation Army Social Service Center, 2 km (1 mile)
Lutheran Women's Home For The Aged, 2 km (1 mile)
Albany Fire Station Number 11, 3 km (2 miles)
Cooper Hall, 7 km (4 miles)
Onondaga Hall, 7 km (4 miles)
Johnson Hall, 7 km (4 miles)
Van Rensselaer Hall, 7 km (4 miles)
Marcelle Athletic Complex, 7 km (5 miles)
Sons of Saint Michael Gymnasium, 14 km (9 miles)
Cohoes Hose Company Number 5, 14 km (9 miles)
Cohoes Board of Education, 15 km (9 miles)

Schools in Albany County, New York

Albany Bible Institute
Saint Teresa of Avila Junior High School, 3 km (2 miles)
Excelsior College, 11 km (7 miles)
Abram G Lansing School, 14 km (8 miles)
Sacred Heart Parochial School, 14 km (9 miles)
Saint Branards Academy, 14 km (9 miles)
Public School Number 4 (historical), 15 km (9 miles)
Saint Michaels Parochial School, 15 km (9 miles)
Saint Patrick's Parochial School, 15 km (9 miles)
Public School Number 1 (historical), 15 km (10 miles)
Roosevelt School, 16 km (10 miles)
School Number 14 (historical), 18 km (11 miles)

Schools in Rensselaer County, New York

Red Mill School, 4 km (3 miles)
Immaculate Conception Monastery (historical), 8 km (5 miles)

Libraries in Albany County, New York

J Spencer and Patricia Standish Library, 7 km (5 miles)

Streams in Rensselaer County, New York

Poesten Kill, 9 km (6 miles)
Quacken Kill, 15 km (9 miles)
Indian Creek, 23 km (15 miles)
Rocky Brook, 31 km (19 miles)
Black River, 32 km (20 miles)

Albany County, New York

Immaculate Conception Cemetery, 9 km (6 miles)
Prospect Hill Cemetery, 13 km (8 miles)
Ravena, population 3,268, 21 km (13 miles)
Thompsons Lake, 24 km (15 miles)
Indian Fields Cemetery, 24 km (15 miles)
Hannacrois Cemetery, 26 km (16 miles)
Grippy Quarry, 28 km (17 miles)
Rural Cemetery, 30 km (18 miles)

Lakes in Rensselaer County, New York

Ida Lake, 10 km (6 miles)
Racquet Lake, 13 km (8 miles)
Nassau Lake, 18 km (11 miles)
Red Pond, 33 km (21 miles)

Buildings in Rensselaer County, New York

Proctor's Theatre (historical), 10 km (6 miles)
Jonsson-Rowland Science Center, 10 km (7 miles)
Cary Hall, 11 km (7 miles)
Heffner Alumni House, 11 km (7 miles)
Oxford Theatre (historical), 15 km (9 miles)

Streams in Albany County, New York

Blockhouse Creek, 13 km (8 miles)
Indian House Creek, 22 km (14 miles)

Buildings in Saratoga County, New York

F B Peck Hose Company, 16 km (10 miles)
Knickerbocker Hose Company, 17 km (10 miles)
C Kavanaugh Hook And Ladder Company, 17 km (10 miles)
J W Ford Hose Company, 17 km (10 miles)

Schools in Saratoga County, New York

Public School Number 2 (historical), 16 km (10 miles)

Saratoga County, New York

Halfmoon, 20 km (12 miles)

Rensselaer County, New York

Nassau-Schodack Cemetery, 20 km (12 miles)
Town of Nassau, 21 km (13 miles)
Quackenkill, 23 km (14 miles)
Raymertown, 25 km (16 miles)
Pittstown, 30 km (19 miles)
Presbyterian Hill Cemetery, 34 km (21 miles)
Pleasant Valley Cemetery, 35 km (22 miles)
Potter Hill, 36 km (23 miles)

Schenectady County, New York

Holy Name Cemetery, 20 km (12 miles)
Rotterdam, population 20,652, 23 km (14 miles)
Holy Cross Cemetery, 25 km (16 miles)
Town of Rotterdam, 28 km (17 miles)
Harding Crossing, 28 km (18 miles)
Princetown, 29 km (18 miles)
Hutchinson Crossing, 30 km (19 miles)
Town of Princetown, 32 km (20 miles)
Rectors, 32 km (20 miles)
Rotterdam Junction, 34 km (21 miles)
Quaker Street, 37 km (23 miles)
Priddle Camp, 43 km (27 miles)

Buildings in Schenectady County, New York

Schenectady City Board of Education Offices, 22 km (14 miles)
Schenectady Fire Station Number 9, 22 km (14 miles)
Schenectady Girls Club, 22 km (14 miles)
Schenectady Fire Station Number 6 (historical), 23 km (14 miles)
Schenectady Light Opera Company, 23 km (14 miles)
Boys Club Community Center, 23 km (14 miles)
Hamilton Hill Drop In Art Center, 23 km (14 miles)
Mount Carmel House (historical), 23 km (14 miles)
Schenectady County Jail, 23 km (14 miles)
Schenectady Central Fire Station, 23 km (14 miles)
Schenectady County Court House, 23 km (14 miles)
Fabian's Proctor Theatre, 24 km (15 miles)
Schenectady City Hall, 24 km (15 miles)
Schenectady Boys Club, 24 km (15 miles)
Mohawk Club, 24 km (15 miles)

Columbia County, New York

Stones Mobile Manor, 22 km (14 miles)

Schools in Schenectady County, New York

Martin Luther King Magnet Elementary School, 22 km (14 miles)
Halsey School (historical), 22 km (14 miles)
Saint Mary's Parochial School (historical), 23 km (14 miles)
Saint John The Evangelist School, 23 km (14 miles)
Saint John The Baptist Parochial School, 24 km (15 miles)
Saint George Church School, 24 km (15 miles)

Hospitals in Schenectady County, New York

Carver Community Health Center, 23 km (14 miles)

Libraries in Schenectady County, New York

Schenectady County Public Library, 24 km (15 miles)
John A Howe Memorial Library, 24 km (15 miles)
Norman B Johnson Library, 24 km (15 miles)

Lakes in Albany County, New York

Thompsons Lake, 24 km (15 miles)

Reservoirs in Rensselaer County, New York

Round Pond, 26 km (16 miles)

Streams in Schenectady County, New York

Plotter Kill, 30 km (19 miles)

Valleys in Schenectady County, New York

Rabbit Hollow, 33 km (20 miles)

Reservoirs in Albany County, New York

Hicks Pond, 36 km (22 miles)

Valleys in Rensselaer County, New York

Prosser Hollow, 37 km (23 miles)

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