Esopus Island
Esopus Island is an uninhabited island in the Hudson River. It is part of Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park, located in the town of Hyde Park in Dutchess County, in the state of New York.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Islet
- Description: island in the Hudson River in Dutchess County, New York, United States
- Also known as: “Cline Sopus Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site and Holy Cross Monastery.
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Park
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
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 National Historic Site is situated 2 miles south of Esopus Island.
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 1½ miles south of Esopus Island.
Shaupeneak Mountain
Peak
Shaupeneak Mountain is a ridge located in the Catskill Mountains of New York south-southeast of Kingston. Fly Mountain is located northwest, and Hussey Hill is located north of Shaupeneak Mountain. Shaupeneak Mountain is situated 2½ miles northwest of Esopus Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Esopus and Staatsburg.
Esopus
Village
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Staatsburg
Village
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Staatsburg is a hamlet and census-designated place in Hyde Park, a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 703 at the 2020 census. Staatsburg is situated 2 miles northeast of Esopus Island.
Hyde Park
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hyde Park is a township in Dutchess County in the state of New York in the United States of America.
Esopus Island
- Categories: river island, island, forest, locality, and landform
- Location: Dutchess County, Mid-Hudson and Catskills, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.82522° or 41° 49′ 31″ northLongitude
-73.94758° or 73° 56′ 51″ westOpen location code
87H8R3G2+3XOpenStreetMap ID
way 22381862OpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Esopus Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Esopus Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as The Mount Bruderhof and Norrie Heights.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include West Cove Beach and East Cove Beach.
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