Wappinger Creek
Wappinger Creek is a 41.7-mile-long creek which runs from Thompson Pond to the Hudson River at New Hamburg in Dutchess County, New York, United States. It is the longest creek in Dutchess County, with the largest watershed in the county.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Dutchess County, New York, United States of America
- Also known as: “Great Wappinger’s Kill”, “Great Wappink Kill”, “Great Wappins Kill”, “Greate Wappinger Creek”, “Ma-wen-a-wa-sigh”, “Maevenawasigh”, “Mawenawasigh”, “Wahamanesing”, “Wapinges Creeke”, “Wappinger’s Creek”, “Wappingers Creek”, “Wappingers Kill”, and “Wynachkee”
Places of Interest
Highlights include New Hamburg station and Danskammer Generating Station.
New Hamburg station
Railway station
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
New Hamburg station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line, serving Wappingers Falls, New York.
Danskammer Generating Station
Power station
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Danskammer Generating Station is located on the shore of the Hudson River in the Town of Newburgh, New York, United States, 0.5 miles upstream of the larger oil-fired Roseton Generating Station.
Chapel Hill Bible Church
Church
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Chapel Hill Bible Church, formerly Amity Baptist Church, is a Baptist house of worship located off Bingham Road near Marlboro, New York, United States. Chapel Hill Bible Church is situated 2½ miles west of Wappinger Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Hamburg and Wappingers Falls.
New Hamburg
Village
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New Hamburg is a small hamlet along the Hudson River in Dutchess County, New York, United States. It is located in the southern corner of the Town of Poughkeepsie.
Wappingers Falls
Town
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Wappingers Falls is a village in the towns of Poughkeepsie and Wappinger, in Dutchess County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 5,522. Wappingers Falls is situated 2 miles northeast of Wappinger Creek.
Marlboro
Town
Marlboro is a hamlet in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 3,669 at the 2020 census. Marlboro is in the southeastern part of the town of Marlborough, located in the southeastern corner of the county. Marlboro is situated 2 miles northwest of Wappinger Creek.
Wappinger Creek
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Dutchess County, Mid-Hudson and Catskills, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Wappinger Creek from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Venetian—“Wappinger Creek” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Wappinger Creek”
- Venetian: “Wappinger”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cedar Cliff and Hughsonville.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Main Street Historic District and Diamond Reef.
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