Collins Creek
Collins Creek is a river in Schenectady, New York. Collins Creek is situated nearby to the neighborhood Little Italy, as well as near The Stockade.Places of Interest
Highlights include M&T Bank Center and Dudley Observatory.
M&T Bank Center
Sports venue
The M&T Bank Center is a multi-purpose venue in Schenectady, New York. Opened in August 2025, the venue is located near Rivers Casino and is home to Union College hockey games and the NY Phoenix of 94x50 League.
Dudley Observatory
Observatory
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Dudley Observatory is an astronomical education non-profit located since 2019 in Loudonville, New York and is the oldest non-academic institution of astronomical research in America.
Schenectady station
Railway station
Photo: Bjturon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schenectady station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Schenectady, New York. The station, constructed in 2018 is owned by the Capital District Transportation Authority which also owns Albany–Rensselaer station and Saratoga Springs station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Schenectady and Downtown Schenectady.
Schenectady
Photo: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Schenectady, once called the city that lights and hauls the world, is in the Hudson Valley region of New York. Approximately 20 minutes from New York's capital of Albany, Schenectady is best known as the birthplace of General Electric and for Proctor's Theater.
Downtown Schenectady
Neighborhood
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Downtown Schenectady is the central business district for the city of Schenectady, New York. It originated in the 1820s with the moving of the commercial and industrial interests east from the original 17th and 18th century settlement, spurred on by the development of the Erie Canal.
General Electric Realty Plot
Neighborhood
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The General Electric Realty Plot, often referred to locally as the GE Realty Plot, GE Plots or just The Plot, is a residential neighborhood in Schenectady, New York, United States.
Collins Creek
- Type: River
- Category: body of water
- Location: Schenectady, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.82768° or 42° 49′ 40″ northLongitude
-73.93911° or 73° 56′ 21″ westElevation
210 feet (64 metres)Open location code
87J8R3H6+39OpenStreetMap ID
way 599995997OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=riverGeoNames ID
5113324
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