City of Beacon
Beacon is a city located on the Hudson River in Dutchess County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 13,769. Beacon is part of the Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh metropolitan area as well as the larger New York metropolitan area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dia Beacon and Madam Brett Homestead.
Dia Beacon
Museum
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Dia Beacon is the museum for the Dia Art Foundation's collection of art from the 1960s to the present and is one of the 12 locations and sites they manage.
Madam Brett Homestead
Park
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The Madam Brett Homestead is an early-18th-century home located in the city of Beacon, New York, United States. It is the oldest standing building in southern Dutchess County and has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places since 1976.
Beacon station
Railway station
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beacon station is a commuter rail station on the Metro-North Railroad Hudson Line located in Beacon, New York. The station has three tracks, with one island platform and one side platform.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newburgh and New Windsor.
Newburgh
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newburgh is a city in Orange County, New York, United States. With a population of 28,856 as of the 2020 census, it is a principal city of the Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh metropolitan area with an estimated 712,000 residents.
New Windsor
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
New Windsor is a town in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 27,805 at the 2020 census. It is located on the eastern side of the county and is adjacent to the Hudson River and the City of Newburgh.
City of Beacon
- Type: Locality with 15,500 residents
- Location: Dutchess County, Mid-Hudson and Catskills, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.5036° or 41° 30′ 13″ northLongitude
-73.9654° or 73° 57′ 56″ westPopulation
15,500Elevation
167 feet (51 metres)Open location code
87H8G23M+CRGeoNames ID
5108227
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