Siena University Webcam – Franciscan Campus Near Albany

The Siena University Webcam looks east-northeast across Loudon Road in Loudonville, New York, straight at the front of Siena Hall, the red-brick building whose white cupola and gold dome serve as the university’s emblem. A flag flies on the lawn before the white-columned portico, and a parking lot and a curving drive fill the ground between the hall and the camera. Behind the gray roof, more red-brick academic buildings rise out of thick woodland that rolls away toward the Hudson valley. The houses and wooded hills on the horizon lie across the Hudson River in Rensselaer County. The camera holds one fixed view, so the changes come from the seasons and the light: on an overcast afternoon in early November, the trees around the hall were still red, orange and gold.

About Siena University

Siena University occupies 70 hectares (174 acres) at the northern edge of Loudonville, a suburban hamlet in the town of Colonie, about 7 kilometers (4.5 miles) north of the New York State Capitol in downtown Albany. Siena Hall, the building at the center of the Siena University Webcam frame, stands roughly 104 meters (341 feet) above sea level on the east side of Loudon Road. It is the university’s main academic building, and its gold-domed cupola appears on the logo and on most of the school’s printed and web material. In fall 2023 the university enrolled 3,623 students, 3,497 of them undergraduates.

The school began in September 1937, when seven Franciscan friars from St. Bonaventure bought the Garrett estate and turned its old farmhouse into classrooms, offices and living quarters. Twice the number of registered students showed up on opening day, and some classes met in a stairwell. The cornerstone of Siena Hall went down on June 20, 1938, when Fr. Plassmann announced the name St. Bernardine of Siena College. The south wing opened that September and the north wing a year later. The school was renamed Siena College in 1968, its day school became coeducational the following year, and it took the name Siena University in July 2025.

The friars never left. St. Bernardine of Siena Friary, dedicated in 1981, is home to 18 Franciscan friars who work at the university and in the local community, and a rock on the front lawn marks where the Garrett mansion stood. The campus also holds the physics and astronomy department’s Breyo Observatory and the Siena Research Institute, whose public opinion polls focus on New York State and national policy issues.

Weather and Climate in Loudonville

Loudonville shares the climate of Albany: humid continental, with four distinct seasons, cold snowy winters and hot, humid summers. At Albany International Airport, also in the town of Colonie, January averages a high of 0°C (33°F) and a low of -9°C (16°F). Snow totals around 150 centimeters (59 inches) a season, and the heaviest falls tend to come with nor’easters rather than the lake-effect bands that hit areas farther north and west. In winter the bare trees open up the view, letting more of the campus buildings and the distant hills show through, and a fresh snowfall can whiten the roof and the lawns in front of Siena Hall.

Summer is warm and sticky, with July averaging 29°C (84°F) by day and 17°C (62°F) at night. Albany’s record high of 40°C (104°F) was set on July 4, 1911, and its record low of -33°C (-28°F) on January 19, 1971. Precipitation totals about 1,030 millimeters (40.7 inches) a year. Once the woods behind the hall leaf out in late spring, the summer canopy can hide more of the buildings beyond Siena Hall, while autumn color was still hanging on in the second week of November.

Things to Do Near Siena University

The Siena Saints play men’s basketball downtown at MVP Arena in Albany. Closer to campus, the Casparus F. Pruyn House in neighboring Newtonville serves as the town of Colonie’s historical and cultural arts center. Albany Rural Cemetery, also within the town, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as is the Watervliet Shaker Historic District, where the Shakers once farmed land that Albany International Airport now largely covers.

For time outdoors, the town runs Crossings Park, which covers 53 hectares (130 acres), and the 65-hectare (160-acre) Mohawk River Park and Pool. Schuyler Flatts Cultural Park adds 17 hectares (43 acres), and 8.9 kilometers (5.5 miles) of the Mohawk Hudson Bike-Hike Trail run through Colonie. The town is bounded by the Mohawk River to the north and the Hudson River to the east, close to where the two rivers meet. Golfers have the 36-hole Town of Colonie Golf Course.

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Where is Siena University located?

Siena University is in Loudonville, a hamlet in the town of Colonie in Albany County, New York. The campus sits along Loudon Road, about 7 kilometers (4.5 miles) north of the State Capitol in downtown Albany.

What can you see on the Siena University Webcam?

The camera faces east-northeast at the front of Siena Hall, with its columned portico, flag and gold-domed cupola in the middle of the frame. Parking lots and a curving drive fill the foreground, red-brick academic buildings and woodland the middle distance, and wooded hills across the Hudson River in Rensselaer County form the horizon.

What is the gold dome on top of Siena Hall?

It is the cupola of Siena Hall, the main academic building, whose cornerstone was laid in 1938. The gold-domed cupola is the university’s symbol and appears on its logo and on most of its printed and web material.

When did Siena College become Siena University?

The board of trustees approved the change in June 2025, and the new name took effect in July 2025. The school had been Siena College since 1968, and St. Bernardine of Siena College before that.

What is the weather like in Loudonville?

Winters are cold and snowy, with January highs near 0°C (33°F) and around 150 centimeters (59 inches) of snow a season. Summers are hot and humid, with July highs near 29°C (84°F). These averages come from Albany International Airport, in the same town.

When was Siena University founded?

Seven Franciscan friars opened the school in September 1937 in the farmhouse of the former Garrett estate in Loudonville. Siena Hall followed in 1938 and 1939, and Franciscan friars still live on campus today.

How big is Siena University?

The campus covers 70 hectares (174 acres). In fall 2023 the university had 3,623 students, 3,497 of them undergraduates.

Where do the Siena Saints play basketball?

The Saints men’s basketball team plays its home games at MVP Arena in downtown Albany, a short drive south of the Loudonville campus.

Source: Siena University