Esopus Creek
Esopus Creek is a 65.4-mile-long tributary of the Hudson River that drains the east-central Catskill Mountains in the U.S. state of New York. From its source at Winnisook Lake on the slopes of Slide Mountain, the Catskills' highest peak, it flows across Ulster County to the Hudson at Saugerties.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as: “At-kar-kar-ton”, “Atkankarten”, “Esopus Kil”, “Esopus Kill”, and “Saugerties Creek”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Saugerties Light and Kiersted house.
Saugerties Light
Guest house
Photo: Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saugerties Light, known also as the Saugerties Lighthouse, is a lighthouse on the Hudson River north of Saugerties, New York.
Kiersted house
Museum
Photo: Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dubois-Kierstede Stone House is one of several historic stone buildings in Saugerties, New York. It was built in 1727 and modified over the years. It is currently the home of the Saugerties Historical Society, which operates the structure as the Kiersted House Museum.
St. Sylvia’s Church
Church
The Parish of St. Christopher and St. Sylvia is a parish under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located in Red Hook, Dutchess County, New York.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saugerties and Saugerties South.
Saugerties
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Saugerties is a town in the northeastern corner of Ulster County, New York. The population was 19,038 at the time of the 2020 census, a decline from 19,482 in 2010.
Saugerties South
Locality
Saugerties South is a hamlet in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 2,442 at the 2020 census. Saugerties South is a community south of the Village of Saugerties and Esopus Creek in the Town of Saugerties.
Tivoli
Village
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Tivoli is a village in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population is 1,012, according to the 2020 census. The village, which was incorporated in 1872 from parts of Upper Red Hook Landing and Madalin, is the northernmost settlement in the county, located in the northwestern part of the town of Red Hook.
Esopus Creek
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Ulster County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Esopus Creek from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Venetian—“Esopus Creek” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Esopus Creek”
- Catalan: “Esopus Creek”
- Cebuano: “Esopus Creek”
- Dutch: “Esopus Creek”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر اسوپوس كريك”
- French: “Esopus Creek”
- Japanese: “エソプス川”
- Venetian: “Esopus”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Canoe Hill and Malden-on-Hudson.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Washburns Point and Tidal Flat.
Ulster County: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Kingston, Woodstock, Marlborough, and Saugerties.
Curious Streams to Discover
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