Manitou
Manitou station is a commuter railroad station in the town of Philipstown in Putnam County, New York. Named after the hamlet of Manitou where it is located, the stop services trains of Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line.Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: Metro-North Railroad station, New York, USA
- Also known as: “Highland” and “Manitou station”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Anthony’s Nose and Bear Mountain Bridge.
Anthony’s Nose
Peak
Photo: Juliancolton, Public domain.
Anthony's Nose is a 900+ ft peak in the Hudson Highlands along the east bank of the Hudson River in the hamlet of Cortlandt Manor, New York. It lies at the extreme northwest end of Westchester County, and serves as the east anchor of the Bear Mountain Bridge.
Bear Mountain Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Mwanner, Public domain.
The Bear Mountain Bridge, ceremonially named the Purple Heart Veterans Memorial Bridge, is a toll suspension bridge in New York State. It carries US 6 and US 202 across the Hudson River between Bear Mountain State Park in Orange County and Cortlandt in Westchester County.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Montgomery and Highland Falls.
Fort Montgomery
Village
Fort Montgomery is a hamlet in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 1,627 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh metropolitan area as well as the larger New York metropolitan area.
Highland Falls
Village
Photo: Alexisrael, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Highland Falls, formerly named Buttermilk Falls, is a village in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 3,684 at the 2020 census. The village was founded in 1906. Highland Falls is situated 2½ miles north of Manitou.
Highlands
Highlands is a city in Orange County in New York state. It is home to the United States Military Academy at West Point. Highlands includes the villages of Fort Montgomery and Highlands Falls.
Manitou
- Categories: railway station and locality
- Location: Town of Philipstown, Putnam County, Mid-Hudson and Catskills, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.33315° or 41° 19′ 59″ northLongitude
-73.96375° or 73° 57′ 50″ westElevation
121 feet (37 metres)Open location code
87H882MP+7FOpenStreetMap ID
node 158855963OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Urdu—“Manitou” goes by many names.
- French: “gare de Manitou”
- French: “Manitou”
- Japanese: “マニトゥー駅”
- Urdu: “منیٹو اسٹیشن”
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