Jones Point
Jones Point is a hamlet located in the town of Stony Point in Rockland County in the state of New York, United States, located north of Tomkins Cove; east of Bear Mountain State Park; south of Iona Island; and west of the Hudson River.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in New York, United States of America
- Also known as: “Caldwell’s Landing”, “Caldwells Landing”, “Caldwells Point”, “Jones Point, New York”, “Jones Point, NY”, and “Jonespoint”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Peekskill station and Dunderberg Mountain.
Peekskill station
Railway station
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Peekskill station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line, located in Peekskill, New York. The former station building built by the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad in 1874 still stands, although it is no longer staffed.
Dunderberg Mountain
Peak
Dunderberg Mountain is a 1,086-foot mountain on the west bank of the Hudson River at the southern end of the Hudson Highlands. It lies just above Jones Point, New York, within Bear Mountain State Park and the town of Stony Point in Rockland County, New York. Dunderberg Mountain is situated 1½ miles west of Jones Point.
Iona Island
Island
Photo: Kafziel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Iona Island is a 556-acre island of the Hudson River in the town of Stony Point, New York, on its west bank. The island is located approximately one mile south of the Bear Mountain Bridge and is separated from the Hudson's western shore by mudflats and freshwater tidal marshes. Iona Island is situated 2 miles northwest of Jones Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peekskill and Buchanan.
Peekskill
Photo: Jon Platek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Peekskill is a city in northwestern Westchester County, New York, United States, 35 miles north of New York City. Established as a village in 1816, it was incorporated as a city in 1940.
Buchanan
Village
Buchanan is a village located in the town of Cortlandt in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 2,302 as of the 2020 census. The now decommissioned Indian Point nuclear power facility is located in Buchanan. Buchanan is situated 2 miles southeast of Jones Point.
Verplanck
Village
Verplanck is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Cortlandt, Westchester County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Verplanck had a population of 1,535. Verplanck is situated 2½ miles south of Jones Point.
Jones Point
- Categories: unincorporated community and locality
- Location: Stony Point, Rockland County, Downstate New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.28602° or 41° 17′ 10″ northLongitude
-73.95639° or 73° 57′ 23″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
87H872PV+CCOpenStreetMap ID
node 158822514OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Irish—“Jones Point” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “瓊斯波因特 (紐約州)”
- Chinese: “瓊斯波因特”
- Dutch: “Jones Point”
- Irish: “Jones Point”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include House of Prayer Church and Spins Hudson.
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