Pollepel Island
Pollepel Island is a 6.5-acre uninhabited island in the Hudson River in New York, United States. The principal feature on the island is Bannerman's Castle, an abandoned military surplus warehouse.Photo: Leonard G., Public domain.
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Island
- Description: island in the Hudson River in Dutchess County, New York, United States
- Also known as: “Bannerman’s Island”, “Bannermans Island”, “Cheese Island”, “Menahtis”, “Pallopels Island”, “Palopel Island”, “Polaples Island”, “Polepels Island”, “Polipals Island”, “Polipel Island”, “Polipels Island”, “Pollap Island”, “Pollapels Island”, “Pollaples Island”, “Pollepel Eiland”, “Pollepel’s Island”, “Pollepells Island”, “Pollepels Island”, “Polleple Island”, “Pollipils Island”, “Polliples Island”, “Pollopell Island”, “Pollopels Island”, “Pollopens Island”, “Polly Pell’s Island”, “Polopel Island”, “Polopels Island”, “Polopens Island”, “Polopons Island”, “Polypus Island”, “Pot Ladle Island”, and “Potladle Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Breakneck Ridge station and Breakneck Ridge.
Breakneck Ridge station
Railway stop
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Breakneck Ridge station is a temporarily closed rail station on the Metro-North Railroad Hudson Line, serving campers and hikers traveling to and from Breakneck Ridge, in Fishkill, New York. Trains stop at the station on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays only.
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 1½ miles east of Pollepel Island.
Bull Hill
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bull Hill, also known as Mount Taurus, is a mountain north of the village of Cold Spring on the Hudson River in Putnam County in the State of New York. Bull Hill is situated 2 miles southeast of Pollepel Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cornwall-on-Hudson and New Windsor.
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. Cornwall-on-Hudson is situated 1½ miles southwest of Pollepel Island.
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.
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 2½ miles southwest of Pollepel Island.
Pollepel Island
- Categories: river island and landform
- Location: Dutchess County, Mid-Hudson and Catskills, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Pollepel Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Serbian—“Pollepel Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pollepel Island”
- Czech: “Bannermanův ostrov”
- Czech: “Ostrov Pollepel”
- Czech: “Pollepel Island”
- Czech: “Pollepel”
- French: “île Pollepel”
- French: “Île Pollepel”
- German: “Bannerman’s Island”
- German: “Pollepel Island”
- Hebrew: “אי פוליפל”
- Russian: “Замок Баннермана”
- Serbian: “Полепелско острво”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cornwall Landing and Dutchess Junction.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sugarloaf Mountain and Cornwall Yacht Club.
Dutchess County: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Poughkeepsie, Beacon, Hyde Park, and Amenia.
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