West Point

The United States Military Academy, commonly known as West Point, is a United States service academy in , that educates cadets for service as commissioned officers in the United States Army.
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  • Type: University
  • Description: federal service academy in West Point, New York, United States
  • Also known as: Army”, “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
  • Address: 845 Brewerton Road, West Point, NY 10996

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include West Point and Michie Stadium.

Military installation
is a census-designated place in , United States. It is the oldest continuously occupied military post in the United States. is situated 3,500 feet east of West Point.

Stadium
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is an outdoor football stadium on the campus of the U.S. Military Academy in . The home field for the Army Black Knights, it opened in 1924 and has a seating capacity of 30,000 for the 2024 and 2025 seasons. is situated 2,000 feet southeast of West Point.

Synagogue
Photo: Ahodges7, Public domain.
The is an unaffiliated Jewish congregation, synagogue, and for United States Military Academy cadets and faculty and members of the community, located on the Academy's campus in , , in the United States. is situated 1,300 feet east of West Point.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Garrison and Highland Falls.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in , , United States. It is part of the town of , on the east side of the , across from the United States Military Academy at .

Village
, formerly named Buttermilk Falls, is a village in , United States. The population was 3,684 at the 2020 census. The village was founded in 1906. is situated 1½ miles south of West Point.

is a village in in the state of 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 .

West Point

Latitude
41.39243° or 41° 23′ 33″ north
Longitude
-73.96734° or 73° 58′ 2″ west
Elevation
171 feet (52 metres)
Open location code
87H892RM+X3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1156984119
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­university
Geo­Names ID
7533655
Wiki­data ID
Q9219
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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
  • 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

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