Excelsior Picnic Area
Excelsior Picnic Area is a picnic site in Borough of Alpine, Bergen County, New Jersey. Excelsior Picnic Area is situated nearby to Armstrong Tower, as well as near the marina Alpine Boat Basin.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palisades and Glenwood station.
Palisades
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Palisades are cliffs in New Jersey & New York. They rise on the western banks of the Hudson River. They range from 300 to 500 feet. There are parks, camp sites, look outs and hiking trails on the Palisades north of the George Washington Bridge.
Glenwood station
Railway station
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Glenwood station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line, located in the Glenwood neighborhood of Yonkers, New York. Glenwood station is situated 1 mile southeast of Excelsior Picnic Area.
Armstrong Tower
Tower
The Armstrong Tower, also known as Alpine Tower, is a distinctive 129.5 meter tall lattice tower featuring three large cross-arms, located atop the Alpine, New Jersey palisades overlooking the Hudson River a few kilometers north of New York City at 40°57'39.0" N and 73°55'21.0" W. Armstrong Tower is situated 2,500 feet northwest of Excelsior Picnic Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alpine and Yonkers.
Alpine
Village
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Alpine is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, approximately 15 miles north of Midtown Manhattan. It is the easternmost town in New Jersey.
Yonkers
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yonkers is a city of 211,569 people in Westchester County. The third most populous city in New York state, Yonkers is a suburb of New York City and borders the Borough of the Bronx.
Demarest
Village
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Demarest is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 4,981, an increase of 100 from the 2010 census count of 4,881, which in turn reflected an increase of 36 from the 4,845 counted in the 2000 census. Demarest is situated 2½ miles west of Excelsior Picnic Area.
Excelsior Picnic Area
- Type: Picnic site
- Category: tourism
- Location: Borough of Alpine, Bergen County, Gateway, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.95709° or 40° 57′ 26″ northLongitude
-73.91493° or 73° 54′ 54″ westOpen location code
87G8X34P+R2OpenStreetMap ID
node 2140785542OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=picnic_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Alpine Boat Basin and Alpine Community Church (Alpine, New Jersey).
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