Swarte Kill
Swarte Kill is a stream in Ulster County, New York. Swarte Kill is situated nearby to the hamlet Rifton, as well as near Lefever Falls.Places of Interest
Highlights include Sturgeon Pool and Rosendale Theatre.
Sturgeon Pool
Reservoir
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sturgeon Pool is a reservoir near the hamlet of Rifton, in the Town of Esopus in Ulster County, New York. It was created by damming the Wallkill River just above its confluence with Rondout Creek for hydroelectricity.
Rosendale Theatre
Movie theater
The Rosendale Theatre is a three-story, 260-seat movie theater and performance venue in Rosendale Village, a hamlet and former village in the town of Rosendale in Ulster County, New York. Rosendale Theatre is situated 2½ miles west of Swarte Kill.
Shaupeneak Mountain
Peak
Shaupeneak Mountain is a ridge located in the Catskill Mountains of New York south-southeast of Kingston. Fly Mountain is located northwest, and Hussey Hill is located north of Shaupeneak Mountain. Shaupeneak Mountain is situated 2½ miles east of Swarte Kill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rifton and Bloomington.
Rifton
Hamlet
Rifton is a hamlet in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 481 at the 2020 census. Rifton is home to the Woodcrest Bruderhof and is located near the western town line of the Town of Esopus on Route 213.
Bloomington
Village
Bloomington is a hamlet in the Town of Rosendale, Ulster County, New York, United States. The community is located along New York State Route 32, 4.1 miles south-southwest of Kingston. Bloomington is situated 2 miles north of Swarte Kill.
Tillson
Village
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tillson is a hamlet in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 1,516 at the 2020 census. Tillson is in the Town of Rosendale, along routes 32 and 213. Tillson is situated 2 miles southwest of Swarte Kill.
Swarte Kill
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Black Kill”, “Crosiers Kill”, “Swarte Kil”, “Swarts Kill”, and “Swartz Kill”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Ulster County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.85009° or 41° 51′ 0″ northLongitude
-74.0357° or 74° 2′ 9″ westElevation
131 feet (40 metres)Open location code
87H7VX27+2PGeoNames ID
5140326
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Satellite Map
Discover Swarte Kill from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lefever Falls and Creeklocks.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wallkill Valley and Rondout Creek Bridge.
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