Plum Point
Plum Point is a cape in Orange County, New York. Plum Point is situated nearby to the locality Butter Hill Estates, as well as near the village Cornwall-on-Hudson.Places of Interest
Highlights include Saint Thomas Episcopal Church and Knox’s Headquarters State Historic Site.
Saint Thomas Episcopal Church
Church
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Thomas Episcopal Church is located on River Road in New Windsor, New York, a short distance off US 9W. It is part of the Episcopal Diocese of New York. The small stone building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
Knox’s Headquarters State Historic Site
Park
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Knox's Headquarters State Historic Site, in the town of New Windsor, New York, consists of the Georgian house of the Ellison family, built in 1754 by immigrant William Bull of Hamptonburgh, New York, and the grounds around it. Knox’s Headquarters State Historic Site is situated 2 miles southwest of Plum Point.
Sands Ring Homestead Museum
Museum
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sands Ring Homestead Museum is a historic house located on Main Street in the Town of Cornwall, in Orange County, New York. It was built in 1760 by Nathaniel Sands for his cousin Comfort Sands. Sands Ring Homestead Museum is situated 2 miles southwest of Plum Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Windsor and Cornwall-on-Hudson.
New Windsor
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
New Windsor is a town in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 27,805 at the 2020 census. It is located on the eastern side of the county and is adjacent to the Hudson River and the City of Newburgh.
Cornwall-on-Hudson
Village
Photo: Jon Platek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cornwall-on-Hudson is a riverfront village in the town of Cornwall, Orange County, New York, United States. It lies on the west bank of the Hudson River, approximately 50 miles north of New York City.
Firthcliffe
Locality
Firthcliffe is a hamlet in Orange County, New York United States. The population was 5,022 at the 2020 Census. It is part of the Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area. Firthcliffe is situated 2 miles southwest of Plum Point.
Plum Point
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Nicoll’s Point” and “Plumb Point”
- Category: landform
- Location: Orange County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.46482° or 41° 27′ 53″ northLongitude
-74.01347° or 74° 0′ 49″ westElevation
69 feet (21 metres)Open location code
87H7FX7P+WJGeoNames ID
5131786
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