The Mt. Beacon Eight
The Mt. Beacon Eight is a historic site in Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York. The Mt. Beacon Eight is situated nearby to the peak Bald Hill, as well as near Lambs Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bald Hill and Beacon Reservoir.
Bald Hill
Peak
Bald Hill is a hill located on the Hudson Highlands in Dutchess County, New York. It has an elevation of 1,499 feet. The hill is one of two peaks—Lamb's Hill is the other—located on the Fishkill Ridge Trail in Hudson Highlands State Park.
Beacon Reservoir
Reservoir
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Beacon Reservoir supplies water to the city of Beacon, in Dutchess County, New York, United States. It is located at 1,285 feet above sea level in a hollow between Beacon Mountain and Scofield Ridge, in the neighboring Town of Fishkill, very close to the Putnam County line.
Madam Brett Homestead
Park
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The Madam Brett Homestead is an early-18th-century home located in the city of Beacon, New York, United States. It is the oldest standing building in southern Dutchess County and has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places since 1976. Madam Brett Homestead is situated 2 miles west of The Mt. Beacon Eight.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glenham and 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.
Beacon
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Beacon is a city located on the Hudson River in Dutchess County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 13,769. Beacon is part of the Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh metropolitan area as well as the larger New York metropolitan area.
Fishkill
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Fishkill is a village within the town of Fishkill in Dutchess County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Fishkill had a population of 2,166.
The Mt. Beacon Eight
- Type: Information
- Categories: tourism, historic site, and memorial
- Location: Fishkill, Dutchess County, Mid-Hudson and Catskills, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.50281° or 41° 30′ 10″ northLongitude
-73.92473° or 73° 55′ 29″ westOpen location code
87H8G33G+44OpenStreetMap ID
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lambs Hill and Fairview Cemetery.
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