Perkins Memorial Observatory

Perkins Memorial Observatory is in Highlands, Orange County, New York. Perkins Memorial Observatory is situated nearby to the village Fort Montgomery, as well as near the peak Anthony’s Nose.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bear Mountain Bridge and Bear Mountain Inn.

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 Rockland and Orange County and Cortlandt in Westchester County. Bear Mountain Bridge is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Perkins Memorial Observatory.

Bear Mountain Inn

Hotel

Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Bear Mountain Inn is a 1915 hotel, restaurant and spa owned by the Palisades Interstate Park Commission and located in Bear Mountain State Park just south of the Bear Mountain Bridge in Rockland County, New York. Bear Mountain Inn is situated 1 mile east of Perkins Memorial Observatory.

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. Anthony’s Nose is situated 2 miles east of Perkins Memorial Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Montgomery and Jones Point.

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. Fort Montgomery is situated 1½ miles northeast of Perkins Memorial Observatory.

Jones Point

Hamlet

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. Jones Point is situated 3 miles southeast of Perkins Memorial Observatory.

Tomkins Cove

Village

Photo: Disputantum, Public domain.

Tomkins Cove is a hamlet in the Town of Stony Point, Rockland County, New York, United States, located north of Stony Point; east of Harriman State Park; south of Doodletown and west of the Hudson River. Tomkins Cove is situated 4 miles south of Perkins Memorial Observatory.

Perkins Memorial Observatory

Location: Highlands, Orange County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.31121° or 41° 18′ 40″ north

Longitude

-74.00709° or 74° 0′ 26″ west

Elevation

1,286 feet (392 metres)

Open location code

87H78X6V+F5

GeoNames ID

5130972

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