Verplanck Point

Verplanck's Point lies at the southernmost end of the hamlet of Verplanck in the town of Cortlandt, New York in the upper northwest corner of Westchester County.

Type: Cape
Description: point of land in New York, USA
Also known as: “Cortlandt’s Point”, “Meahagh Point”, “Ver Planck’s Point”, “Verplanck’s Point”, and “Verplancks Point”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stony Point Light and Cortlandt station.

Stony Point Light

Lighthouse

Photo: Tony, CC BY 2.0.

The Stony Point Light is the oldest lighthouse on the Hudson River. It is located at the Stony Point Battlefield in Stony Point, New York. The lighthouse was built in 1826 by Thomas Phillips, to warn ships away from the rocks of the Stony Point peninsula.

Cortlandt station

Railway station

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cortlandt station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line, located in Montrose, New York. Trains leave for New York City every hour on weekdays, and about every 25 minutes during rush hour.

Indian Point Energy Center

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Indian Point Energy Center is a defunct three-unit nuclear power station located in Buchanan, just south of Peekskill, in Westchester County, New York.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Verplanck and Tomkins Cove.

Verplanck

Village

Verplanck is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Cortlandt, Westchester County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Verplanck had a population of 1,535.

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.

Buchanan

Village

Buchanan is a village located in the town of Cortlandt in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 2,302 as of the 2020 census. The now decommissioned Indian Point nuclear power facility is located in Buchanan.

Verplanck Point

Category: landform
Location: Westchester County, Downstate New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.24963° or 41° 14′ 59″ north

Longitude

-73.96541° or 73° 57′ 56″ west

Elevation

66 feet (20 metres)

Open location code

87H862XM+VR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7527098162

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cape

GeoNames ID

5142288

Wikidata ID

Q65090417

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cortlandt Playground and Verplanck Waterfront Park.

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