Ascension Church

Ascension Church is a church in Town of Esopus, Ulster County, New York. Ascension Church is situated nearby to the place of worship Holy Cross Monastery, as well as near the hamlet West Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Holy Cross Monastery and Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site.

Holy Cross Monastery

Place of worship

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Holy Cross Monastery is located on US 9W in West Park, New York, United States. It is the mother house of the Order of the Holy Cross, an Anglican religious order inspired by the Benedictine tradition. Holy Cross Monastery is situated 1,000 feet southeast of Ascension Church.

Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site

Park

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Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site is a historic house museum in Hyde Park, New York, United States. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1940, it is owned and operated by the National Park Service.

Vanderbilt Mansion

Building

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Vanderbilt Mansion is a building, which is situated 1 mile southeast of Ascension Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Park and Esopus.

West Park

Hamlet

West Park is a hamlet on the west side of the Hudson River in the Town of Esopus, Ulster County, New York, United States. During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the area became attractive to the well-to-do seeking second homes because it provided privacy, clean water and relatively inexpensive property.

Esopus

Village

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Esopus is a town in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 9,548 at the 2020 census. The town was named after the local indigenous tribe and previously thought to mean "small river" in English. Esopus is situated 1½ miles north of Ascension Church.