Commencement Hill

Commencement Hill is a grassland in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York. Commencement Hill is situated nearby to Sunset Lake, as well as near Shakespeare Garden.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center and Class of 1951 Observatory.

Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center

Arts center

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The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, commonly known as the Loeb, is a teaching museum, major art repository, and exhibition space on the campus of Vassar College, in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States. Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center is situated 1,100 feet northwest of Commencement Hill.

Class of 1951 Observatory

Observatory

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The Class of 1951 Observatory is located near the eastern edge of the town of Poughkeepsie, New York, on Vassar College's campus. The observatory was built in 1997 and sponsored by the Vassar class of 1951 who donated funds for its construction on the occasion of their forty-fifth reunion. Class of 1951 Observatory is situated 1,100 feet southeast of Commencement Hill.

Bridge for Laboratory Sciences

University building

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The Bridge for Laboratory Sciences is a two-story laboratory and classroom building on the campus of Vassar College in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York. Bridge for Laboratory Sciences is situated 700 feet west of Commencement Hill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arlington and Titusville.

Arlington

Town

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Arlington is a neighborhood and census-designated place in the town of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York, and United States. As of the 2020 census, Arlington had a population of 3,010.

Titusville

Hamlet

Titusville is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of LaGrange, New York, in Dutchess County, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 729. Titusville is situated 2 miles southeast of Commencement Hill.

Spackenkill

Village

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Spackenkill is a hamlet and census-designated place in Dutchess County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Spackenkill had a population of 4,223. Spackenkill is situated 2 miles southwest of Commencement Hill.

Commencement Hill

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

41.68448° or 41° 41′ 4″ north

Longitude

-73.89409° or 73° 53′ 39″ west

Open location code

87H8M4M4+Q9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 479208007

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=grass

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sunset Lake and Shakespeare Garden.

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