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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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 Indian Point Energy Center.
Stony Point Light
Lighthouse
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.
Indian Point Energy Center
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Indian Point Energy Center is a now defunct three-unit nuclear power station located in Buchanan, just south of Peekskill, in Westchester County, New York.
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.
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 2010 census it had a population of 1,729.
Tomkins Cove
Hamlet
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″ northLongitude
-73.96541° or 73° 57′ 56″ westElevation
66 feet (20 metres)Open location code
87H862XM+VROpenStreetMap ID
node 7527098162OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Riveredge Trailer Park and Buckberg.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cortlandt Playground and Verplanck Waterfront Park.
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