Wawarsing
Wawarsing is a town in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 12,771 at the 2020 census. The name Wawarsing was once believed to mean "a place where the streams wind" in the Lenape language, referring to the geography in the hamlet of Wawarsing; specifically, the joining of the Ver Nooy Kill and the Rondout Creek at Port Ben.- Type: Village with 12,800 residents
- Description: town in Ulster County, New York, United States
- Also known as: “Warwasing”, “Wawarsing, New York”, “Wawarsing, NY”, and “Wawasink”
- Postal code: 12489
Places of Interest
Highlights: Eastern Correctional Facility and Joseph Y. Resnick Airport.
Eastern Correctional Facility
Prison
The Eastern Correctional Facility is a New York state prison for men in Napanoch, Ulster County.
Joseph Y. Resnick Airport
Aerodrome
Joseph Y. Resnick Airport, is located in Ellenville, New York, United States. Joseph Y. Resnick Airport is situated 2½ miles southwest of Wawarsing.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Napanoch and Kerhonkson.
Napanoch
Village
Wawarsing
- Categories: town in the United States, town of New York, and locality
- Location: Town of Wawarsing, Ulster County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.75898° or 41° 45′ 32″ north
Longitude
-74.35738° or 74° 21′ 27″ west
Population
12,800
Elevation
295 feet (90 metres)
Open location code
87H7QJ5V+H2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Uzbek—“Wawarsing” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Wawarsing”
- Chechen: “Веварсинг”
- Chinese: “瓦沃辛 (紐約州)”
- Chinese: “瓦沃辛”
- Dutch: “Wawarsing”
- French: “Wawarsing”
- German: “Wawarsing”
- Haitian: “Wawarsing, New York”
- Haitian: “Wawarsing”
- Italian: “Wawarsing”
- Mazanderani: “واوارسینگ (نیویورک)”
- Mazanderani: “واوارسینگ”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Wawarsing”
- Norwegian: “Wawarsing”
- Polish: “Wawarsing”
- Russian: “Ваварсинг”
- South Azerbaijani: “واوارزینق، نیویورک”
- Spanish: “Wawarsing”
- Tatar: “Веварсинг”
- Turkish: “Wawarsing”
- Ukrainian: “Веварсінг”
- Urdu: “واوارسنگ، نیویارک”
- Uzbek: “Wawarsing”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Port Ben and Honk Hill.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Wawarsing Post Office and Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses.
Ulster County: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Kingston and Woodstock.
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