Waterloo NY (13165): Overview, Housing, Essentials, Schools, Recreation & Entertainment, Transportation & Traffic, Real Estate Agents

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Welcome to Waterloo, NY

Overview Waterloo is a town in northwest Seneca County, bordered to the north by Junius, to the east by Seneca Falls, to the south by Fayette and to the west by Ontario County (city of Geneva). Waterloo includes a village also named Waterloo. The town claims to be the birthplace of Memorial Day and as such has a Memorial Day Museum. Waterloo also is known for its enormous outlet shopping mall. The southeastern part of town is near the shoreline of Seneca Lake, which is noted for great lake-trout fishing. Just east is Cayuga Lake, so here, you’re right in the heart of two of the major and popular Finger Lakes, where fishing, boating, camping and other outdoor activities are abundant. The village of Waterloo has several historic sites and is the birthplace of New York Giants football coach Tom Coughlin. The Cayuga-Seneca Canal, a 9-mile canal that used to be part of the Erie Canal, runs through Waterloo. Local Museums/Landmarks The National Memorial Day Museum is in a quaint brick building on Main Street. Several places here are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including the William H. Burton House, First Presbyterian Church, Hunt House, McClintock House, St. Paul’s Church, United Methodist Church, the post office and the library.

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Essentials Waterloo has a variety of smaller stores and a few large retailers. Some of the smaller stores include Martin’s Country Market and the LTB General Store. For a wider variety of grocery shopping, Waterloo has a Top’s Friendly Markets store on Kingdom Plaza. The closest Wegmans supermarket is on Hamilton Street in Geneva, just 8 miles west. Waterloo also has a Walmart on North Road and the large Waterloo Premium Outlets, which attracts shoppers from throughout the area to outlet stores like Aeropostale, Eddie Bauer, Ann Taylor and Ralph Lauren. The Waterloo Central School District covers this area and has ne each primary, intermediate, middle and high school. The closest hospital is Geneva General Hospital. The Waterloo Library and Historical Society are on East Williams Street.

Essentials

Waterloo has a variety of smaller stores and a few large retailers. Some of the smaller stores include Martin’s Country Market and the LTB General Store. For a wider variety of grocery shopping, Waterloo has a Top’s Friendly Markets store on Kingdom Plaza. The closest Wegmans supermarket is on Hamilton Street in Geneva, just 8 miles west. Waterloo also has a Walmart on North Road and the large Waterloo Premium Outlets, which attracts shoppers from throughout the area to outlet stores like Aeropostale, Eddie Bauer, Ann Taylor and Ralph Lauren.

Recreation & Entertainment Here in the Finger Lakes region, fishing and boating are huge, and Seneca Lake (just west of Waterloo) and Cayuga Lake (just east) are two of the bigger Finger Lakes. Seneca Lake State Park is partly in Waterloo. There are plenty of places to camp, rent a cabin or stay at bed-and-breakfast operations, and the Finger Lakes Wine Trail is nearby. The shorelines of both Seneca and Cayuga lakes are lined with dozens of vineyards and wineries that attract visitors from all over. The closest movie-theater complex is the Geneva Movieplex 8 in Geneva, which also has bowling and other recreational options. Waterloo has plenty of small bars and restaurants, two of which are quite unique – Connie’s Diner, a 1950s-style diner, and Mac’s Drive-In, where waitresses come to your car on roller skates to take your order. Nearby Seneca Falls has a lot of attractions, particularly historic sites like the Women’s Hall of Fame, which holds an annual, star-studded induction ceremony.

Recreation & Entertainment

Here in the Finger Lakes region, fishing and boating are huge, and Seneca Lake (just west of Waterloo) and Cayuga Lake (just east) are two of the bigger Finger Lakes. Seneca Lake State Park is partly in Waterloo. There are plenty of places to camp, rent a cabin or stay at bed-and-breakfast operations, and the Finger Lakes Wine Trail is nearby.

Transportation & Traffic The well-traveled and quaint Routes 5 &20 run east-west through Waterloo. Route 96 heads southward from the village of Waterloo.

Transportation & Traffic

The well-traveled and quaint Routes 5 &20 run east-west through Waterloo. Route 96 heads southward from the village of Waterloo.

Pros & Cons Waterloo is nestled between two of the larger Finger Lakes, so outdoor activities are popular here. The town also has history, laying claim to being the birthplace of Memorial Day. The Waterloo Premium Outlets offers all kinds of shopping that draws people from all over. The busier city of Geneva (in Ontario County) is a short drive west.

Pros & Cons

Waterloo is nestled between two of the larger Finger Lakes, so outdoor activities are popular here. The town also has history, laying claim to being the birthplace of Memorial Day. The Waterloo Premium Outlets offers all kinds of shopping that draws people from all over. The busier city of Geneva (in Ontario County) is a short drive west.

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