American revolution signal Beacon monument
American revolution signal Beacon monument is a monument in Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York. American revolution signal Beacon monument is situated nearby to the peak North Beacon Mountain, as well as near Beacon Reservoir.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Beacon Reservoir and Mt. Beacon Fire Observation Tower.
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.
Mt. Beacon Fire Observation Tower
Tower
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The Mt. Beacon Fire Observation Tower is located on the summit of South Beacon Mountain in Beacon, New York, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. Mt. Beacon Fire Observation Tower is situated 2,600 feet south of American revolution signal Beacon monument.
Saint Lukes Episcopal Church
Church
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Luke's Episcopal Church is located in Beacon, New York, United States. The church complex of four buildings and a cemetery takes up a 12-acre parcel between Wolcott, Rector, Phillips and Union Streets. Saint Lukes Episcopal Church is situated 1¼ miles northwest of American revolution signal Beacon monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beacon and Glenham.
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.
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 2 miles north of American revolution signal Beacon monument.
North Highlands
Hamlet
North Highlands is a hamlet in Putnam County, New York which consists of the northernmost portions of Philipstown in the Hudson Highlands. Like the adjacent village of Nelsonville, it shares a ZIP Code and school district with nearby Cold Spring. North Highlands is situated 2½ miles southeast of American revolution signal Beacon monument.
American revolution signal Beacon monument
- Type: Monument
- Inscription: “This monument is to commemorate the burning of civil files on north and south of Beacon during the war of the revolution. Erected July 4, 1300”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Fishkill, Dutchess County, Mid-Hudson and Catskills, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.48866° or 41° 29′ 19″ northLongitude
-73.94508° or 73° 56′ 42″ westOpen location code
87H8F3Q3+FXOpenStreetMap ID
node 6861695951OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include North Beacon Mountain and Beacon Hill Incline Railway Powerhouse.
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