West Point Cemetery

West Point Cemetery is a historic on the grounds of the in , United States. It overlooks the , and served as a burial ground for Continental Army soldiers during the American Revolutionary War, and for early West Point residents prior to its designation as a military cemetery in 1817.
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  • Type: Cemetery
  • Description: cemetery on the grounds of the military academy in West Point, New York, United States
  • Also known as: “U.S. Military Academy Cemetery”, “United States Military Academy Cemetery”, “United States Military Academy Post Cemetery”, “West Point National Cemetery”, “Кладбище Уэст-Пойнт”, “могілкі Ўэст Пойнту”, “могілкі Ўэст-Пойнт”, “ウエスト・ポイント墓地”, “ウェストポイント墓地”, “ウエストポイント墓地”, “西點墓園”, and “西點軍人公墓”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: West Point and West Point Jewish Chapel.

Military installation
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is a census-designated place in , United States. is situated 3,700 feet east of West Point Cemetery.

Synagogue
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The is an unaffiliated Jewish… is situated 2,400 feet southeast of West Point Cemetery.

Stadium
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is an outdoor football stadium on the… is situated 4,200 feet south of West Point Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Garrison and Cold Spring.

Village
is a hamlet in , United States. is situated 1½ miles southeast of West Point Cemetery.

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is a village in in the state of in the United States of America.

Village
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, formerly named Buttermilk Falls… is situated 2 miles south of West Point Cemetery.

West Point Cemetery

Latitude
41.39879° or 41° 23′ 56″ north
Longitude
-73.96741° or 73° 58′ 3″ west
Elevation
164 feet (50 metres)
Open location code
87H892XM+G2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 328320019
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Geo­Names ID
7250052
Wiki­data ID
Q2687434
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“West Point Cemetery” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مقبرة ويست بوينت”
  • Armenian: “Ուեսթ Փոյնթ գերեզմանատուն”
  • Belarusian: “Могілкі Вэст-Пойнт”
  • Belarusian: “могілкі Ўэст Пойнт”
  • Catalan: “cementeri de West Point”
  • Chinese: “西点公墓”
  • Chinese: “西點公墓”
  • Czech: “hřbitov ve West Pointu”
  • Danish: “West Point Cemetery”
  • Dutch: “West Point Cemetery”
  • French: “cimetière de West Point”
  • French: “Cimetière de West Point”
  • Galician: “cemiterio de West Point”
  • German: “West-Point-Soldatenfriedhof”
  • Hebrew: “בית הקברות וסט פוינט”
  • Hungarian: “West Point Temető”
  • Irish: “Reilig West Point”
  • Italian: “cimitero di West Point”
  • Italian: “Cimitero di West Point”
  • Japanese: “ウェスト・ポイント墓地”
  • Luxembourgish: “Kierfecht vu West Point”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “West Point Cemetery”
  • Polish: “West Point Cemetery”
  • Portuguese: “Cemitério de West Point”
  • Russian: “Кладбище Вест-Пойнт”
  • Slovenian: “West Point Cemetery”
  • Spanish: “Cementerio de West Point”
  • Swedish: “West Point Cemetery”
  • Ukrainian: “Цвинтар Вест-Пойнт”

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