Travel Directions

Travel Directions

From the East (Albany, Mass.): Take I-90 west (thruway) to Utica (exit 31), take 12 south to Sangerfield, west on 20. 12B merges with 20 and just past Madison follow 12B south (left turn) to Hamilton.
From West (Buffalo, Rochester): take I-90 east (thruway) to exit 33, then west on 365 to route 5 west. Stay on 5 for about 1/2 mile and turn south (left) onto 46. Route briefly joins route 20 east and continues south to merge with 12B. Follow 12B south to Hamilton.
From Syracuse (exit 3 on I-481): 92 south-east until it dead ends into 20, left onto 20 east to 46 south, and onto 12B south to Hamilton.
From Ithaca/Cortland: take 13 north-east to a crossroads in Sheds. Then turn right onto 80 east to Georgetown. In the center of Georgetown turn left onto 26 north, south on 46 onto 12B south to Hamilton.
From New York city area (Tappan Zee bridge): follow I-287 to I-87 (thruway), continue in I-87 to Harriman (exit 16), take route 17 west to Deposit (exit 84), onto 8 north. Follow 8 to South New Berlin and turn left onto 23 east, in Norwich turn right onto route 12 north to Sherburne, and north of the center of Sherburne bear left to 12B. Follow 12B North to Hamilton.
From Binghamton: I-81 north a few miles to 12 north, follow 12 north to Sherburne, and north of the center of Sherburne bear left to 12B. Follow 12B North to Hamilton.

In Hamilton there are three stoplights in 12B, north to south, at Payne/Utica streets, Kendrick avenue and College street. The Colgate Inn is in one of the corners at the Payne/Utica stoplight. Entrances to Colgate campus are at the two other stoplights.

See also campus map

How to Find Lathrop Hall: Take the first entrance to campus at the first stoplight, this is Oak Drive. Follow Oak Drive up to the first stop sign. Take a right on to Academic Drive. Lathrop Hall is the third building on your left (Olin Hall is the first and McGregory is the second). Parking is very limited, so you may have to park in visitor parking, located by Campus Safety. All visitors are required to register at Campus Safety and obtain a temporary parking permit. At that same first stop sign, campus safety is the building at your left and the parking lot to the left of that building is visitor parking.

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