Beacon
Beacon is a railway stop in Beacon, Dutchess County, New York. Beacon is situated nearby to Ferry Plaza, as well as near the pier Metro North Dock.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Beacon station and Dia Beacon.
Beacon station
Railway station
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beacon station is a commuter rail station on the Metro-North Railroad Hudson Line located in Beacon, New York. The station has three tracks, with one island platform and one side platform.
Dia Beacon
Museum
Photo: Rolfmueller, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dia Beacon is the museum for the Dia Art Foundation's collection of art from the 1960s to the present and is one of the 12 locations and sites they manage. Dia Beacon is situated 2,400 feet south of Beacon.
Reformed Church of Beacon
Church
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Reformed Church of Beacon, originally the Reformed Dutch Church of Fishkill Landing, is a historic and architecturally-significant church in Beacon, New York. Reformed Church of Beacon is situated 1,200 feet east of Beacon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newburgh and Balmville.
Newburgh
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newburgh is a city in Orange County, New York, United States. With a population of 28,856 as of the 2020 census, it is a principal city of the Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh metropolitan area with an estimated 712,000 residents.
Balmville
Village
Balmville is a hamlet in Orange County, New York, United States. It is part of the Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh metropolitan area as well as the larger New York metropolitan area. Balmville is situated 2½ miles northwest of Beacon.
Glenham
Village
Glenham is a hamlet in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The community is 2.5 miles east-northeast of Beacon. Glenham has a post office with ZIP code 12527, which opened on March 6, 1839. Glenham is situated 3 miles east of Beacon.
Beacon
- Type: Railway stop
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: Beacon, Dutchess County, Mid-Hudson and Catskills, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.50651° or 41° 30′ 23″ northLongitude
-73.98473° or 73° 59′ 5″ westOperator
Metro-North RailroadNetwork
Metro-North RailroadOpen location code
87H8G248+J4OpenStreetMap ID
node 3217283772OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stop
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