Mont Pleasant

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.

Type: Neighborhood with 9,300 residents
Description: human settlement in Schenectady, New York, United States of America
Also known as: “Mont Pleasant, Schenectady, New York”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Dudley Observatory and Proctor’s Theatre.

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.

Proctor’s Theatre

Theater building

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Proctor's Theatre is a theatre and former vaudeville house located in Schenectady, New York, United States. Many famous artists have performed there, including Mariah Carey, Britney Spears, Hal Holbrook, Ted Wiles, and George Burns, as well as many others.

Schenectady station

Railway station

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Schenectady station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Schenectady, New York. The station is served by five Amtrak services. The Lake Shore Limited operates one train in each direction daily between Chicago and Boston or New York City.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Schenectady and Schenectady.

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.

Schenectady

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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.

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. General Electric Realty Plot is situated 2 miles northeast of Mont Pleasant.

Mont Pleasant

Category: locality
Location: City of Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.79851° or 42° 47′ 55″ north

Longitude

-73.94735° or 73° 56′ 51″ west

Population

9,300

Elevation

341 feet (104 metres)

Open location code

87J8Q3X3+C3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158818595

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

Wikidata ID

Q6903094

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to French—“Mont Pleasant” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Mont Pleasant”
French: “Mont Pleasant”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Hamilton Hill and Hungry Hill.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Mont Pleasant Branch and Global Prophetic Ministries.

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