Walnut Beach

Walnut Beach is a beach in Ulster County, New York. Walnut Beach is situated near Esopus Meadows Beach, as well as near the park Esopus Meadows Preserve.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Esopus Meadows Light and Esopus Island.

Esopus Meadows Light

Lighthouse

Photo: JohnHirth, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Esopus Meadows Lighthouse, nicknamed "Maid of the Meadows" and often simply referred to as the Esopus Light or Middle Hudson River Light is an active lighthouse on the Hudson River near Esopus, New York. Esopus Meadows Light is situated 1 mile northeast of Walnut Beach.

Esopus Island

Islet

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Esopus Island is an uninhabited island in the Hudson River. It is part of Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park, located in the town of Hyde Park in Dutchess County, in the state of New York. Esopus Island is situated 2 miles south of Walnut Beach.

Locusts on Hudson

Farm

Locusts on Hudson is a 76-acre estate in Staatsburg, New York, owned by hotelier André Balazs. The property has both an operating farm and manor. The historic estate now acts as an events venue due in part to its naturalistic landscape. Locusts on Hudson is situated 1¼ miles east of Walnut Beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Staatsburg and Ulster Park.

Staatsburg

Village

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Staatsburg is a hamlet and census-designated place in Hyde Park, a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 703 at the 2020 census.

Ulster Park

Hamlet

Ulster Park is a hamlet in Ulster County, New York, United States. The community is located near U.S. Route 9W and 5 miles south of Kingston, in the town of Esopus.

Esopus

Village

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Esopus is a town in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 9,548 at the 2020 census. The town was named after the local indigenous tribe and previously thought to mean "small river" in English. Esopus is situated 2 miles south of Walnut Beach.

Walnut Beach

Type: Beach
Category: landform
Location: Ulster County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.85772° or 41° 51′ 28″ north

Longitude

-73.94944° or 73° 56′ 58″ west

Open location code

87H8V352+36

OpenStreetMap ID

way 365209629

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=beach

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Esopus Meadows Beach and Esopus Meadows Preserve.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Esopus Meadows Preserve Boat Ramp and Hoyt House.

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