The Catskill Overlook

The Catskill Overlook is in Hyde Park, Dutchess County, New York. The Catskill Overlook is situated near the peak Peach Hill, as well as near the power station Salt Point Solar (Hybrid).

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Violet Avenue School and Top Cottage.

Violet Avenue School

School

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Violet Avenue School is a historic school building located at Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York. It was built in 1939–1940, and is a two-story, five part, Colonial Revival style school building with load-bearing bluestone walls. Violet Avenue School is situated 2 miles west of The Catskill Overlook.

Top Cottage

Building

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Top Cottage, also known as Hill-Top Cottage, in Hyde Park, New York, was a private retreat designed by and for Franklin D. Roosevelt. Built in 1938-39, during Roosevelt's second term as President of the United States, it was designed to accommodate his need for wheelchair accessibility. Top Cottage is situated 2 miles north of The Catskill Overlook.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include MacDonnell Heights and Fairview.

MacDonnell Heights

Village

MacDonnell Heights is a census-designated place in the town of Poughkeepsie in Dutchess County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, MacDonnell Heights had a population of 1,291. MacDonnell Heights is situated 2 miles south of The Catskill Overlook.

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. Fairview is situated 2½ miles west of The Catskill Overlook.

Haviland

Village

Haviland is a community and census-designated place in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 4,174 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area. Haviland is situated 2½ miles northwest of The Catskill Overlook.

The Catskill Overlook

Type: Sign
Categories: information and tourism
Location: Hyde Park, Dutchess County, Mid-Hudson and Catskills, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.73521° or 41° 44′ 7″ north

Longitude

-73.87497° or 73° 52′ 30″ west

Open location code

87H8P4PG+32

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4478239671

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=information

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Peach Hill and Peach Hill Park.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: The Midhudson Overlook and Peach Hill Park LLC.

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Worth a closer look: Poughkeepsie and Beacon.

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