New York
Schenectady
Glenville

Alplaus

Alplaus is a hamlet located in , , United States. Its name is derived from the Dutch Aal Plaats, or "Place of the Eels." Alplaus is in the southeast corner of the town of Glenville.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: human settlement in Schenectady County, New York, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Aalplaats”, “Aalplatts”, “Aalplaus”, “Alplaus, New York”, and “Alplaus, NY”
  • Postal code: 12008

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bridge 8 and Schenectady County Airport.

Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
, known locally as the Rexford Bridge, is a four-lane bridge crossing the northeast of the city of in , United States.

Aerodrome
is a county-owned, public-use located three nautical miles north of the central business district of , a city in , United States. is situated 1½ miles west of Alplaus.

Museum
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a non-profit which strives to "educate, entertain and excite with experiences in air and space". Established in 1984 and chartered by the New York State Department of Education, the museum is located on 27 acres of land on the western perimeter of the in , . is situated 1½ miles west of Alplaus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aqueduct and General Electric Realty Plot.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in the Town of , , United States. Its center is at the south end of the bridge of New York State Route 146 over the , that connects Schenectady County to the south and to the north.

Neighborhood
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , often referred to locally as the GE Realty Plot, GE Plots or just The Plot, is a residential neighborhood in , New York, United States. is situated 3 miles south of Alplaus.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in , , United States. The population was 6,616 at the 2010 census. The CDP includes the adjacent hamlet of Alplaus. is in the town of Glenville. is situated 3 miles northwest of Alplaus.

Alplaus

Latitude
42.85535° or 42° 51′ 19″ north
Longitude
-73.89901° or 73° 53′ 56″ west
Elevation
259 feet (79 metres)
Open location code
87J8V442+49
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158859134
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
5107069
Wiki­data ID
Q3473604
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Satellite Map

Discover Alplaus from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Volapük—“Alplaus” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Alplaus”
  • Chinese: “阿爾普洛斯 (紐約州)”
  • Chinese: “阿爾普洛斯”
  • Dutch: “Alplaus”
  • Irish: “Alplaus”
  • Persian: “الپلائوس، نیو یورک”
  • Persian: “الپلائوس”
  • South Azerbaijani: “آلپلاوس، نیویورک”
  • Spanish: “Alplaus”
  • Turkish: “Alplaus”
  • Volapük: “Alplaus, New York”
  • Volapük: “Alplaus”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Alplaus Volunteer Fire District and Alplaus Kill Preserve.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Alplaus”. Photo: Jeffrey Johnson, CC BY-SA 2.0.