West Point Cemetery
West Point Cemetery is a historic cemetery on the grounds of the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, United States. It overlooks the Hudson River, 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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- …lies at an elevation of around 160 feet (50 metres)
- 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”
Places of Interest Nearby
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West Point
West Point is a census-designated place in Orange County, New York, United States.
3,700 feet east of West Point Cemetery
West Point Jewish Chapel
The West Point Jewish Chapel is an unaffiliated Jewish…
2,400 feet southeast of West Point Cemetery
Michie Stadium
Michie Stadium is an outdoor football stadium on the…
4,200 feet south of West Point Cemetery
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Garrison and Cold Spring.
Garrison
Village
Garrison is a hamlet in Putnam County, New York, United States.
1½ miles southeast of West Point Cemetery
Cold Spring
Cold Spring is a village in Putnam County in the state of New York in the United States of America.
Highland Falls
Highland Falls, formerly named Buttermilk Falls…
2 miles south of West Point Cemetery
West Point Cemetery
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Latitude
41.39879° or 41° 23′ 56″ north
Longitude
-73.96741° or 73° 58′ 3″ west
Open location code
87H892XM+G2
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“West Point Cemetery” goes by many names.
مقبرة ويست بوينتArabic
Ուեսթ Փոյնթ գերեզմանատունArmenian
Могілкі Вэст-ПойнтBelarusian
могілкі Ўэст ПойнтуBelarusian
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cementeri de West PointCatalan
西点公墓Chinese
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cemiterio de West PointGalician
בית הקברות וסט פוינטHebrew
West Point TemetőHungarian
Reilig West PointIrish
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ウェスト・ポイント墓地Japanese
ウエスト・ポイント墓地Japanese
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Цвинтар Вест-ПойнтUkrainian
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