Poughkeepsie

Poughkeepsie is a railway stop in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York. Poughkeepsie is situated nearby to Victor C Waryas Park, as well as near Wheaton Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Poughkeepsie station and Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum.

Poughkeepsie station

Railway station

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Poughkeepsie station is a Metro-North Railroad and Amtrak stop serving the city of Poughkeepsie, New York. The station is the northern terminus of Metro-North's Hudson Line, and an intermediate stop for Amtrak's several Empire Corridor trains.

Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum

Museum

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum is a children's museum in the Hudson River Valley between the larger New York City and Albany markets. It was formerly known as the Mid-Hudson Children's Museum, until the range of children it serves was extended to age 12 in 2022. Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum is situated 620 feet northwest of Poughkeepsie.

Old St. Peter’s Church

Church

Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.

The Old Church of St. Peter is a Roman Catholic church established under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York in 1837. Old St. Peter’s Church is situated 800 feet northeast of Poughkeepsie.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fairview and Highland.

Fairview

Town

Fairview is a hamlet and census-designated place in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 5,475 at the 2020 US census, down from 5,515 at the 2010 census.

Highland

Town

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Highland is a hamlet in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 6,385 at the 2020 census. It is part of the New York City Combined Statistical area. Highland is situated 1½ miles northwest of Poughkeepsie.

Arlington

Town

Photo: Dtobias, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Arlington is a neighborhood and census-designated place in the town of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York, and United States. As of the 2020 census, Arlington had a population of 3,010. Arlington is situated 2½ miles east of Poughkeepsie.

Poughkeepsie

Type: Railway stop
Categories: transport stop and transportation
Location: Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, Mid-Hudson and Catskills, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.70733° or 41° 42′ 26″ north

Longitude

-73.93812° or 73° 56′ 17″ west

Network

Amtrak;Metro-North Railroad

Open location code

87H8P346+WQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 261937281

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=stop_position

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=stop

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