West Hill

West Hill is a hamlet in Town of Rotterdam, Schenectady, New York. West Hill is situated nearby to the village Schonowe, as well as near the hamlet Wyatts.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Via Port Rotterdam and Enlarged Double Lock No. 23, Old Erie Canal.

Via Port Rotterdam

Shopping center

Photo: Geotek, Public domain.

Via Port Rotterdam, formerly Rotterdam Square, is a shopping mall located in Rotterdam, New York, United States. When it opened, the mall was originally called Rotterdam Square and owned by Wilmorite Properties until 2005, when Wilmorite was acquired by The Macerich Company, who then took over ownership and management of most of their properties.

Enlarged Double Lock No. 23, Old Erie Canal

Park

Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Enlarged Double Lock No. 23, Old Erie Canal is a historic Erie Canal lock located at Rotterdam in Schenectady County, New York. It was built in 1841-1842 as part of the First Enlargement.

Scotia Naval Supply Depot

Scotia Naval Supply Depot was a United States Navy supply depot located in Scotia, New York, from 1942 to 1971. Scotia Naval Supply Depot is situated 2 miles northeast of West Hill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Scotia and Mont Pleasant.

Scotia

Village

Scotia is a village in Schenectady County, New York, United States, incorporated in 1904. The population was 7,272 at the 2020 census. Scotia is part of the town of Glenville, and is connected with the city of Schenectady by the Western Gateway Bridge over the Mohawk River. Scotia is situated 2½ miles east of West Hill.

Mont Pleasant

Neighborhood

Mont Pleasant is a neighborhood of Schenectady, New York, United States. It is located in the south central part of the city and is the most populated of Schenectady's neighborhoods and has the most housing units as well. Mont Pleasant is situated 3½ miles east of West Hill.

Downtown Schenectady

Neighborhood

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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. Downtown Schenectady is situated 3½ miles east of West Hill.

West Hill

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Town of Rotterdam, Schenectady, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.81563° or 42° 48′ 56″ north

Longitude

-74.01235° or 74° 0′ 45″ west

Elevation

597 feet (182 metres)

Open location code

87J7RX8Q+73

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158824154

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

5143846

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