North Highlands
North Highlands is a hamlet in Putnam County, New York which consists of the northernmost portions of Philipstown in the Hudson Highlands. Like the adjacent village of Nelsonville, it shares a ZIP Code and school district with nearby Cold Spring.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet with 2,360 residents
- Description: The hamlet of North Highlands in Philipstown, New York
- Also known as: “North Highland” and “North Highlands, New York”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Breakneck Ridge and Beacon Reservoir.
Breakneck Ridge
Peak
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Breakneck Ridge is a mountain along the Hudson River between Beacon and Cold Spring, New York, straddling the boundary between Dutchess and Putnam counties. Breakneck Ridge is situated 2 miles west of North Highlands.
Beacon Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: W7KyzmJt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beacon Reservoir supplies water to the city of Beacon, in Dutchess County, New York, United States. It is located at 1,285 feet above sea level in a hollow between Beacon Mountain and Scofield Ridge, in the neighboring Town of Fishkill, very close to the Putnam County line. Beacon Reservoir is situated 2 miles northwest of North Highlands.
Mt. Beacon Fire Observation Tower
Tower
Photo: Percolini, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Mt. Beacon Fire Observation Tower is located on the summit of South Beacon Mountain in Beacon, New York, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. Mt. Beacon Fire Observation Tower is situated 2 miles northwest of North Highlands.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nelsonville and Cold Spring.
Nelsonville
Hamlet
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nelsonville is a village located in the town of Philipstown in Putnam County, New York, United States. The population was 624 at the time of the 2020 census. Nelsonville is situated 3 miles southwest of North Highlands.
Cold Spring
Photo: DanTD, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cold Spring is a village in Putnam County in the state of New York in the United States of America. Its location in the scenic Hudson Highlands and proximity to a commuter railroad makes it a popular weekend escape from New York City.
Beacon
Photo: Peter Greenberg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
North Highlands
- Category: locality
- Location: Town of Philipstown, Putnam County, Mid-Hudson and Catskills, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.46121° or 41° 27′ 40″ northLongitude
-73.9168° or 73° 55′ 1″ westPopulation
2,360Elevation
417 feet (127 metres)Open location code
87H8F36M+F7OpenStreetMap ID
node 158840927OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
5129085Wikidata ID
Q114921740
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In Other Languages
“North Highlands” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “北海蘭斯 (紐約州)”
- Chinese: “北海蘭斯”
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