New York
Ulster County
Town of Esopus

Rifton

Rifton is a hamlet in , New York, United States. The population was 481 at the 2020 census. Rifton is home to the Woodcrest and is located near the western town line of the on Route 213.
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  • Type: Hamlet with 481 residents
  • Description: census-designated place in Ulster County, New York
  • Also known as: “Arnoldton”, “Rifton Glen”, “Rifton, New York”, and “Rifton, NY”
  • Postal code: 12471

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sturgeon Pool and Rosendale Theatre.

Reservoir
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a near the hamlet of Rifton, in the in , . It was created by damming the Wallkill River just above its confluence with for hydroelectricity.

Movie theater
Photo: Gyrobo, CC0.
The is a three-story, 260-seat and performance venue in Rosendale Village, a hamlet and former village in the in , . is situated 2½ miles west of Rifton.

Peak
is a ridge located in the of south-southeast of . is located northwest, and is located north of . is situated 2½ miles east of Rifton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tillson and Binnewater Historic District.

Village
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet in , , United States. The population was 1,516 at the 2020 census. is in the , along routes 32 and 213. is situated 1½ miles west of Rifton.

Hamlet
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The is a national historic district located at in , . The district originally included nine contributing buildings built during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. is situated 3 miles northwest of Rifton.

Village
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in , , United States. The population was 9,548 at the 2020 census. The town was named after the local indigenous tribe and previously thought to mean "small river" in English. is situated 4 miles east of Rifton.

Rifton

Latitude
41.83759° or 41° 50′ 15″ north
Longitude
-74.03736° or 74° 2′ 15″ west
Population
481
Elevation
180 feet (55 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US RQF
Open location code
87H7RXQ7+23
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158823982
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
5133863
Wiki­data ID
Q3460136
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Volapük—“Rifton” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ريفتون”
  • Basque: “Rifton”
  • Catalan: “Rifton”
  • Cebuano: “Rifton”
  • Chechen: “Рифтон”
  • Chinese: “裏夫頓”
  • Chinese: “里夫頓”
  • French: “Rifton”
  • German: “Rifton”
  • Gilaki: “ریفتن (نيۊیؤرک)”
  • Gilaki: “ریفتن”
  • Irish: “Rifton”
  • Italian: “Rifton”
  • Ladin: “Rifton”
  • Malagasy: “Rifton, New York”
  • Malagasy: “Rifton”
  • Persian: “ریفتون، نیویورک”
  • Persian: “ریفتون”
  • Polish: “Rifton”
  • Serbian: “Рајфтон”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Rifton, New York”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Rifton”
  • South Azerbaijani: “ریفتون، نیویورک”
  • Spanish: “Rifton”
  • Tatar: “Рифтон”
  • Ukrainian: “Рифтон”
  • Volapük: “Rifton, New York”
  • Volapük: “Rifton”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rifton Church and Sturgeon Power Plant.

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