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Walkway over the Hudson State Historic Park

Walkway over the Hudson State Historic Park from directly overhead

Walkway over the Hudson State Historic Park is a park in New York, at a modelled elevation of 43 m. Hilltop stands 862 m to the north-northwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Pulaski Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 7.5 miles off.

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Coordinates41.71122, -73.93169

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
  • Columbus Statue: 0.3 mi
  • Upper Landing Signage Memorial: 0.4 mi
  • John Falcone Memorial: 0.5 mi
  • Malcolm X Park: 0.5 mi
  • Victor C. Waryas Memorial Stone: 0.6 mi
Artworks
  • Dutchess County Map: 0.4 mi
  • Evelyn Rimai Fisher Sculpture: 0.7 mi
  • Sojourner Truth Statue: 1.2 mi
  • Mitchell Gate: 2.5 mi
  • Winston Chruchill: 3.9 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums: 46
Cliffs: 35
Waterfalls: 27
  • LG waterfall: 2.7 mi
  • Mossy Brook Waterfall: 12.3 mi
  • High Falls Waterfall: 13.2 mi
  • Saw Mill Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Peter's Kill Falls: 15.5 mi
Gardens: 25
Beaches: 21
  • Berean Park Beach: 2.5 mi
  • East Cove Beach: 7.9 mi
  • West Cove Beach: 7.9 mi
  • North Landing Beach: 8.1 mi
  • Private Beach: 8.5 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Huguenot Street Historic District: 8.5 mi
  • Historic Huguenot District: 8.5 mi
  • Ulster County Fair: 9.8 mi
  • Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses: 9.9 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 13.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Stormville Rest Area: 15.6 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 15.7 mi
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 24.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Bear Wallow: 23.6 mi
  • Bear Wallow: 23.6 mi
  • Keyhole Spring: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Covered bridges: 1
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Walkway over the Hudson State Historic Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HilltopNNW 333°862 m4.7 mi
South Beacon MountainS 182°491 m15.9 mi
Millbrook MountainW 269°489 m15.2 mi
North Beacon MountainS 183°465 m15.4 mi
Bald HillS 177°456 m14.5 mi
Lambs HillS 179°454 m14.9 mi
Clove MountainE 97°426 m12.4 mi
Dickie BarreW 280°419 m14.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:2219:5220:34
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:2015:4416:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937496068737264524233
Precip in3.52.83.53.93.54.64.54.34.64.63.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Poughkeepsie, 1 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • garlic mustard74 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly70 obs
  • wineberry67 obs
  • American pokeweed56 obs
  • eastern poison ivy54 obs
  • white snakeroot48 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee47 obs
  • eastern white pine45 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/552718020

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