The “Neighborhood”
Hamilton is located in the quaint, New England-style village of Clinton, N.Y., about 10-15 minutes from a variety of shopping, dining and recreational opportunities. The Adirondack Park is a favorite destination for hiking, skiing, camping and other outdoor activities.
Just Down the Hill
- Tom’s Natural Foods
- 1 coffeehouses/café
- 2 clothing boutiques
- 2 fine dining restaurants, plus a Chinese and an Italian restaurant
- Kirkland Art Center
- Clinton Cider Mill
- Dunkin’ Donuts
- 1 supermarket
- 6 gift shops
- McDonald’s
- Subway
- 2 pizzerias
- Artisans’ Co-op
- 1 sandwich/salad café
- 2 salons
- 1 ice cream shop
- 2 pharmacies
Just 10 Minutes from Campus
- Target
- Macy’s
- Barnes & Noble (Starbucks)
- Bed Bath & Beyond
- T.J. Maxx
- Panera Bread
- H&M
- Chipotle
- Applebee’s
- Outback
- Pizzeria Uno
- CoreLife Eatery
- American Eagle
- Best Buy
- Olive Garden
- Dick’s Sporting Goods
- Moe’s
- Five Guys
- Hoopla
- Texas Roadhouse
- Bass Pro Shops
- The Loft
- Victoria's Secret
Created by People in (or from) Our Neighborhood
- Bristol-Myers Squibb (founded by two Hamilton alumni in Clinton)
- Utica Club/Saranac Brewery (founded in Utica)
- The Wizard of Oz (written by Chittenango native L. Frank Baum)
- The Pledge of Allegiance (written by Rome native Francis Bellamy)
- The Red Cross (founded by Clara Barton who once lived in Clinton)
- The Sterile Cuckoo by John Nichols ’62 (Clinton)
- The Boilermaker (the nation’s largest 15K road race held each year in Utica)
- Roots (written by Alex Haley when he lived in Clinton)
Hamilton is located ...
- 2 minutes from world famous Half Moon cookies (a Utica original)
- 2 minutes from one-of-a-kind chocolate “magic bars”
- 5 minutes from (Breakfast at) Tiffany’s famous chocolate chip pancakes
- 10 minutes from two sushi and hibachi steakhouses
- 10 minutes from a shopping mall
- 15 minutes from authentic South Carolina-style barbeque
- 15 minutes from delicious spinach enchiladas and vegan black beans
- 15 minutes from two local favorites: Utica greens and chicken riggies
- 15 minutes (or less) from 14 movie screens
- 30 minutes from four nationally renowned golf courses
- 1 hour from seven Alpine and three Nordic ski resorts
- 1 hour from some of the best fly-fishing in the Northeast
- 2 hours from some of the best whitewater rafting and kayaking in the country
Destinations
- National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (Cooperstown)
- Turning Stone Resort: Casino, Golf, Resort and Spa (Verona)
- Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute (Utica)
- National Distance Running Hall of Fame (Utica)
- Stanley Performing Arts Center (Utica)
- Carrier Dome (Syracuse)
- Gore Mountain (North Creek)