North Highlands

North Highlands is a hamlet in Putnam County, New York which consists of the northernmost portions of Philipstown in the Hudson Highlands. Like the adjacent village of Nelsonville, it shares a ZIP Code and school district with nearby Cold Spring.

Type: Village with 2,360 residents
Description: The hamlet of North Highlands in Philipstown, New York
Also known as: “North Highlands, New York”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Breakneck Ridge and Bull Hill.

Breakneck Ridge

Peak

Breakneck Ridge

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Breakneck Ridge is a mountain along the Hudson River… Breakneck Ridge is situated 2 miles west of North Highlands.

Bull Hill

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bull Hill, also known as Mount Taurus, is a mountain… Bull Hill is situated 2½ miles southwest of North Highlands.

Beacon Reservoir

Reservoir

Beacon Reservoir

Photo: W7KyzmJt, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Beacon Reservoir supplies water to the city of Beacon, in Dutchess County, New York, United States. Beacon Reservoir is situated 2 miles northwest of North Highlands.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nelsonville and Cold Spring.

Nelsonville

Village

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nelsonville is a village located in the town… Nelsonville is situated 3 miles southwest of North Highlands.

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.

Beacon

Photo: Peter Greenberg, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Beacon is a city located on the Hudson River in Dutchess County, New York, United States.

North Highlands

Categories: hamlet and locality
Location: Town of Philipstown, Putnam County, Mid-Hudson and Catskills, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.46134° or 41° 27′ 41″ north

Longitude

-73.92126° or 73° 55′ 17″ west

Population

2,360

Elevation

417 feet (127 metres)

Open location code

87H8F36H+GF

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

“North Highlands” goes by many names.

Chinese: “北海蘭斯 (紐約州)”
Chinese: “北海蘭斯”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Dutchess Junction and Beacon Hills.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: North Highlands Fire Department and Peeper Pond.

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Worth a closer look: Cold Spring and Brewster.

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