Walthousen Reactor Critical Facility

Walthousen Reactor Critical Facility is an electrical generator in City of Schenectady, New York which is located on Erie Boulevard. Walthousen Reactor Critical Facility is situated nearby to Mohawk Harbor Marina, as well as near the amusement arcade The Bunker at Mohawk Harbor.

Places of Interest Nearby

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. M&T Bank Center is situated 720 feet southwest of Walthousen Reactor Critical Facility.

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. Dudley Observatory is situated 1 mile south of Walthousen Reactor Critical Facility.

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 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. Schenectady station is situated 1 mile southwest of Walthousen Reactor Critical Facility.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schenectady and General Electric Realty Plot.

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.

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.

Walthousen Reactor Critical Facility

Type: Electrical generator
Address: 1947 Erie Boulevard, Schenectady, NY 12305
Categories: building and industry
Location: City of Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.82678° or 42° 49′ 36″ north

Longitude

-73.93287° or 73° 55′ 58″ west

Operator

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Open location code

87J8R3G8+PV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 473480361

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Bunker at Mohawk Harbor and Mohawk Harbor Marina.

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