Destinations · New York
Schenectady
NY · 42.8000, -73.9333
From Schenectady, New York, Byway's registries place 5 scenic byways within 30 miles.
Get in
Schenectady is approximately 24 km (15 miles) northwest of Albany, New York. It is accessed from the NYS Thruway (I-90) at exits 25 and 26 which are the two ends of Schenectady's connector interstate of I-890. It can also be accessed from I-87 via 4 lane surface routes of NY 7 (I-87 exit 6) and NY 5 (I-87 exit 2)
Day-trip loops
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Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
- Mohawk Towpath Byway · 1 mi · national
- Revolutionary Trail · 1 mi
- Route 20 Scenic Byway · 11 mi
- Lakes to Locks Passage · 13 mi · national
- Adirondack Trail · 25 mi
Lookouts
- Lock 7 Dam · 5 mi
- Mohawk River view · 9 mi
- Saratoga Sword Surrender Site Hudson River Overlook · 27 mi
- Eagle Point · 28 mi
Named places
- Pulaski · 1 mi
- Klondike Stairs · 1 mi
- Veterans Memorial · 1 mi
- WWI Memorial · 1 mi
- Cristopher Columbus · 1 mi
- Museum of Innovation and Science (miSci) · 1 mi
- Combat Wounded Veterans Memorial · 1 mi
- Civil War Monument · 1 mi
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More day-trip bases nearby
- Clifton Park · 7 mi
- Cohoes · 12 mi
- Capital District · 13 mi
- Troy · 13 mi
- Watervliet · 13 mi
- Albany · 14 mi