Western Witness Monument
The Tri-States Monument is a granite monument that marks the tripoint of the state boundaries of New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. It is at the northwestern end of the boundary between New Jersey and New York, the northern end of the boundary between New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and the eastern end of the boundary between New York and Pennsylvania.Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Geographical marker
- Description: witness boundary marker for Tri-States Monument (New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania)
- Inscription: “South 64 degrees W. 72+1⁄4 feet from this is the Tri State Rock which is the northwest end of the New York & New Jersey Boundary & the north end of the New Jersey & Pennsylvania Boundary.”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tri-States Monument and Port Jervis station.
Tri-States Monument
Geographical marker
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Tri-States Monument is a granite monument that marks the tripoint of the state boundaries of New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. It is at the northwestern end of the boundary between New Jersey and New York, the northern end of the boundary between New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and the eastern end of the boundary between New York and Pennsylvania.
Port Jervis station
Railway station
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Port Jervis station is an active commuter railroad station in the city of Port Jervis, Orange County, New York. Located north of Pike Street, the station serves as the western terminus of the eponymous Port Jervis Line of Metro-North Railroad. Port Jervis station is situated 1¼ miles north of Western Witness Monument.
Mid-Delaware Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mid-Delaware Bridge, sometimes known as the Port Jervis–Matamoras Bridge or the Fourth Barrett Bridge, is a continuous truss bridge which carries U.S. Routes 6 and 209 across that river between those two communities and thus the states of New York and Pennsylvania. Mid-Delaware Bridge is situated 1 mile north of Western Witness Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Matamoras and Port Jervis.
Matamoras
Town
Matamoras is a borough in Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,362 at the 2020 census. It is the easternmost municipality of any kind in Pennsylvania.
Port Jervis
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Port Jervis is a city located at the confluence of the Neversink and Delaware rivers in western Orange County, New York, United States, north of the Delaware Water Gap.
Sparrow Bush
Village
Sparrow Bush is a hamlet in the town of Deerpark, in Orange County, New York, United States. The population as of the 2020 census is 981. The community is located along state routes 42 and 97, 2.3 miles northwest of Port Jervis. Sparrow Bush is situated 3½ miles northwest of Western Witness Monument.
Western Witness Monument
- Categories: boundary marker, monument, and historic site
- Location: Sussex County, Skylands, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.35736° or 41° 21′ 27″ northLongitude
-74.69449° or 74° 41′ 40″ westOpen location code
87H79844+W6OpenStreetMap ID
node 14177922548OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q141444895
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