West Point
The United States Military Academy, commonly known as West Point, is a United States service academy in West Point, New York, that educates cadets for service as commissioned officers in the United States Army.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Military school
- Description: federal service academy in West Point, New York, United States
- Also known as: “Army”, “South Hudson Institute of Technology”, “The Academy”, “The Point”, “U.S. Military Academy at West Point”, “United States Military Academy”, “United States Military Academy at West Point”, “US Military Academy”, “USMA”, and “West Point Army”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include West Point and West Point Cadet Chapel.
West Point
Military installation
Photo: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
West Point is a census-designated place in Orange County, New York, United States. It is the oldest continuously occupied military post in the United States. West Point is situated 1,300 feet northeast of West Point.
West Point Cadet Chapel
Church
Photo: Ahodges7, Public domain.
The Cadet Chapel at the United States Military Academy is a place of Protestant denomination worship for many members of the United States Corps of Cadets. West Point Cadet Chapel is situated 970 feet southwest of West Point.
Kosciuszko’s Garden
Park
Photo: Ahodges7, Public domain.
Kosciuszko's Garden is a small retreat garden built by Tadeusz Kosciuszko on the side of a cliff overlooking the Hudson River at West Point, New York. First constructed in 1778, it still offers visitors and cadets a place of quiet tranquility during the warmer months. Kosciuszko’s Garden is situated 1,300 feet east of West Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Garrison and Highland Falls.
Garrison
Village
Garrison is a hamlet in Putnam County, New York, United States. It is part of the town of Philipstown, on the east side of the Hudson River, across from the United States Military Academy at West Point.
Highland Falls
Village
Photo: Alexisrael, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Highland Falls, formerly named Buttermilk Falls, is a village in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 3,684 at the 2020 census. The village was founded in 1906. Highland Falls is situated 1½ miles south of West Point.
Cold Spring
Photo: DanTD, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cold Spring is a village in Putnam County in the state of New York in the United States of America. Its location in the scenic Hudson Highlands and proximity to a commuter railroad makes it a popular weekend escape from New York City.
West Point
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Yue Chinese—“West Point” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Akademia Ushtarake e Shteteve të Bashkuara”
- Arabic: “الأكاديمية العسكرية الأمريكية”
- Arabic: “وست بوينت”
- Armenian: “ԱՄՆ ռազմական ակադեմիա”
- Armenian: “ԱՄՆ Ռազմական ակադեմիա”
- Asturian: “Academia Militar de los Estaos Xuníos”
- Azerbaijani: “ABŞ Hərbi Akademiyası”
- Basque: “Estatu Batuetako Akademia Militarra”
- Belarusian: “Ваенная акадэмія ЗША”
- Belarusian: “Вайсковая акадэмія ЗША”
- Belarusian: “Вэст-Пойнт”
- Breton: “Akademiezh vilourel Stadoù-Unanet Amerika”
- Breton: “USMA”
- Breton: “West Point”
- Bulgarian: “Военна академия на САЩ”
- Bulgarian: “Военна академия на Съединените щати”
- Burmese: “ဝက်စ်ပွိုင့် စစ်အကယ်ဒမီ”
- Burmese: “အမေရိကန်ပြည်ထောင်စု စစ်တက္ကသိုလ်”
- Catalan: “Acadèmia Militar dels Estats Units”
- Chinese: “美國陸軍學院”
- Chinese: “美國陸軍官校”
- Chinese: “美國陸軍軍官學校”
- Chinese: “美國陸軍軍官學院”
- Chinese: “西点军校”
- Chinese: “西點軍校”
- Croatian: “Vojna akademija West Point”
- Czech: “United States Military Academy”
- Czech: “USMA”
- Czech: “Vojenská akademie Spojených států amerických”
- Czech: “West Point”
- Danish: “West Point”
- Dutch: “United States Military Academy”
- Dutch: “West Point”
- Egyptian Arabic: “الاكاديميه العسكريه الامريكيه”
- Esperanto: “USMA”
- Esperanto: “West Point”
- Estonian: “Ameerika Ühendriikide Sõjaväeakadeemia”
- Finnish: “West Point”
- French: “Académie militaire de west point”
- French: “Académie militaire de West Point”
- French: “West Point”
- Galician: “Academia Militar dos Estados Unidos”
- Georgian: “ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატების სამხედრო აკადემია”
- German: “U.S. Military Academy”
- German: “United States Military Academy”
- German: “US-Militärakademie”
- German: “West Point”
- Greek: “Στρατιωτική Ακαδημία των ΗΠΑ”
- Hebrew: “האקדמיה הצבאית הלאומית של ארצות הברית”
- Hebrew: “האקדמיה הצבאית של ארצות הברית”
- Hungarian: “West Point”
- Indonesian: “Akademi Militer Amerika Serikat”
- Interlingua: “West Point”
- Irish: “Acadamh Míleata na Stát Aontaithe”
- Irish: “West Point”
- Italian: “Accademia militare degli Stati Uniti”
- Italian: “Accademia Militare degli Stati Uniti”
- Italian: “Accademia militare di West Point”
- Italian: “United States Military Academy”
- Italian: “USMA”
- Japanese: “陸軍士官学校”
- Korean: “미국 육군사관학교”
- Kurdish: “Akademiya Leşkerî ya Dewletên Yekbûyî”
- Latin: “Academia Militaris Civitatum Foederatarum”
- Latvian: “Amerikas Savienoto Valstu Militārā akadēmija”
- Literary Chinese: “西點軍校”
- Lithuanian: “Vest Pointas”
- Luxembourgish: “United States Military Academy”
- Macedonian: “Воена академија на САД”
- Mongolian: “АНУ-ын цэргийн академи”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “United States Military Academy”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “United States Military Academy”
- Norwegian: “United States Military Academy”
- Ossetian: “АИШ-ы æфсæддон академи”
- Persian: “آکادمی نظامی ایالات متحده”
- Persian: “آکادمی نظامی وستپوینت”
- Polish: “West Point”
- Portuguese: “Academia Militar dos Estados Unidos”
- Pushto: “د متحده ایالاتو پوځي اکاډمي”
- Romanian: “Academia Militară West Point”
- Romanian: “United States Military Academy”
- Russian: “Вест-Пойнт”
- Russian: “Военная академия США”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Acadamh Arm nan Stàitean Aonaichte aig West Point”
- Serbian: “Војна академија Копнене војске Сједињених Америчких Држава”
- Serbian: “Војна академија Сједињених Америчких Држава у Вест Поинту”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Vojna akademija West Point”
- Slovak: “United States Military Academy”
- Slovenian: “USMA”
- Slovenian: “Vojaška akademija Združenih držav Amerike”
- Slovenian: “West Point”
- Spanish: “Academia Militar de los Estados Unidos”
- Swedish: “United States Military Academy”
- Tatar: “АКШ хәрби академиясе”
- Turkish: “ABD Kara Harp Okulu”
- Turkish: “Amerika Birleşik Devletleri Kara Harp Okulu”
- Ukrainian: “Вест-Пойнт”
- Ukrainian: “Військова академія США”
- Urdu: “یونائیٹڈ اسٹیٹس ملٹری اکیڈمی”
- Venetian: “Acadèmia Miłitare de West Point”
- Vietnamese: “Học viện Quân sự Hoa Kỳ”
- Vietnamese: “Học viện Quân sự West Point Hoa Kỳ”
- Waray (Philippines): “United States Military Academy”
- Welsh: “Academi Filwrol yr Unol Daleithiau”
- Western Frisian: “Amerikaanske Militêre Akademy”
- Wu Chinese: “西点军校”
- Yiddish: “וועסט פוינט”
- Yiddish: “פאראייניגטע שטאטן מיליטער־אקאדעמיע”
- Yue Chinese: “西點軍校”
- “Army West Point”
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