Buckberg
Buckberg mountain is a hill above the Hudson River that played a role in American Revolutionary War strategy concerning the Hudson Highlands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dunderberg Mountain and Stony Point Light.
Dunderberg Mountain
Peak
Dunderberg Mountain is a 1,086-foot mountain on the west bank of the Hudson River at the southern end of the Hudson Highlands. It lies just above Jones Point, New York, within Bear Mountain State Park and the town of Stony Point in Rockland County, New York. Dunderberg Mountain is situated 1½ miles north of Buckberg.
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. Stony Point Light is situated 2 miles southeast of Buckberg.
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. Indian Point Energy Center is situated 2 miles east of Buckberg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tomkins Cove and Verplanck.
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.
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. Verplanck is situated 1½ miles east of Buckberg.
Jones Point
Hamlet
Jones Point is a former hamlet located in the town of Stony Point in Rockland County in the state of New York, United States, located north of Tomkins Cove; east of Bear Mountain State Park; south of Iona Island; and west of the Hudson River. Jones Point is situated 2½ miles northeast of Buckberg.
Buckberg
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: hill above the Hudson River
- Categories: landform and locality
- Location: Stony Point, Rockland County, Downstate New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.2625° or 41° 15′ 45″ northLongitude
-73.99083° or 73° 59′ 27″ westElevation
571 feet (174 metres)Open location code
87H87265+XMOpenStreetMap ID
node 158855538OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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