The Midhudson Overlook

The Midhudson Overlook is in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York. The Midhudson Overlook is situated near Peach Hill Park, as well as near Fallkill Park.

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 Midhudson 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 2½ miles north of The Midhudson 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 1½ miles south of The Midhudson 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 Midhudson 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 Midhudson Overlook.

The Midhudson Overlook

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

41.7332° or 41° 43′ 60″ north

Longitude

-73.87623° or 73° 52′ 34″ west

Open location code

87H8P4MF+7G

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4478239672

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=information

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Peach Hill Park and Peach Hill.

Nearby Places

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

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Worth a closer look: Poughkeepsie and Beacon.

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