Highland
in Ulster County of New York, United States
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Dutchess County Airport (8 mi) - Stewart International Airport (17 mi)
- Westchester County Airport (47 mi)
- Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport (58 mi)
- La Guardia Airport (65 mi)
- Bradley International Airport (67 mi)
- Morristown Municipal Airport (68 mi)
- Albany International Airport (71 mi)
- Newark Liberty International Airport (72 mi)
- John F Kennedy International Airport (75 mi)
- Statue of Liberty (Unesco heritage, 71 mi)
- Apple Greens GC (Golf course, 0 mi)
- Sand Barrens Golf Club (Golf course, 2 mi)
- Casperkill Country Club (Golf course, 2 mi)
- College Hill Golf Course (Golf course, 2 mi)
- Dutchess Golf & Country Club (Golf course, 2 mi)
- McCann Memorial Golf Course (Golf course, 4 mi)
- Vassar College Golf Course (Golf course, 4 mi)
- New Paltz Golf Course (Golf course, 7 mi)
- Mill Creek Golf Course (Golf course, 8 mi)
- Dinsmore Golf Course (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Hideaway Marina (marina, (13 mi)
- New Ulster Marina (marina, (13 mi)
- Tidewater Marina (marina, (13 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 41.721 and -73.960 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 41° 43' 15" and W -73° 57' 36"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - USD
- Spoken languages:
- English, Spanish, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 12:54 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: America/New_York
- UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:46 am and 4:34 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -34.283 and 115.100 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Kudardup - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United States.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United States. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Highland
Highland in Ulster County (New York) with it's 5,647 inhabitants is a city in United States about 254 mi (or 408 km) north-east of Washington DC, the country's capital.
Local time in Highland is now 12:54 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 10 airports in the vicinity of Highland, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Dutchess County Airport in a distance of 8 mi (or 12 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Statue of Liberty in a distance of 71 mi (or 115 km), South. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. We found 3 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Poughkeepsie, Kingston, Carmel, Goshen and Catskill. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 46 °F
| Morning Temperature | -0°C / 32 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
| Night Temperature | 1°C / 34 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 29% |
| Air Pressure | 1012 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 77% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Friday, 15th of November 2024
12°C (54 °F)
2°C (36 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
8°C (46 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
15°C (58 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
BUTTERMILK FALLS INN AND SPA
POUGHKEEPSIE GRAND
Holiday Inn Express POUGHKEEPSIE
Courtyard Poughkeepsie
Residence Inn Poughkeepsie
Hampton Inn - Suites Poughkeepsie
Americas Best Value Inn
Atlas Motor Lodge
POUGHKEEPSIE INN
MERCURY GRAND HOTEL
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Metro-North train ride from Poughkeepsie to New York Grand Central. Hudson Line.
Senator Charles Schumer on Poughkeepsie waterfront redevelopment initiative
Senator Charles Schumer on Poughkeepsie waterfront redevelopment initiative.
Sunset at the Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge
A calm June sunset at the Poughkeepsi-Highland Railroad Bridge. A CSX train goes by. Taken from the parking deck of the Poughkeepsie Train Station. The Hudson River flows by Waryas Park...
1st Flight - Blade 350 QX3: Hudson River in Poughkeepsie, NY
Blade 350 QX3: Hudson River in Poughkeepsie, NY.
2nd Flight - Blade 350 QX3: Hudson River in Poughkeepsie, NY
Blade 350 QX3: Hudson River in Poughkeepsie, NY.
City of Kingston Railfan - Poughkeepsie Train Station March 12, 2000
Repost of the "Poughkeepsie Train Station 3/2000" added three extra trains two CSX freights one on the Poughkeepsie side and one on the Highland side and an Amtrak train. You will also see...
City of Kingston Railfan - Poughkeepsie Train Station 3/2000
Amtrak P32-DM, and two MN trains one with an FL-9 and the other a P32-DM at the Poughkeepsie train station in 2000.
Groms Best Trick - Poughkeepsie Skatepark
a snippet of footage from the Groms Best Trick Jam, May 24th 2008 at the Poughkeepsie, NY Skatepark...
Wall Mounting a Dynex LCD Flat Screen Television - Highland NY - Ulster County
Wall Mount TV Installation of a DYNEX LCD Flat Screen Television. Installed a tilting mounting bracket and professionally mounted onto the wall hooking up a Wii, Cable Box, Blue Ray Player...
6/23/12 CSX Autorack Train Runs North Through Highland, NY
This clip was filmed from atop the Mid-Hudson Bridge between Poughkeepsie and Highland, NY on US Route 44 and New York State Route 55. On our way to the Walkway on the Hudson Rail Trail we.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Highland, Ulster County, New York
Highland is a hamlet in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 5,647 at the 2010 census. Highland is a community in the Town of Lloyd, on U.S. Route 9W. Routes 44 and 55 run through it as well. It is the closest town to the western end of the Mid-Hudson Bridge. Natives stress both syllables when pronouncing the name; it does not rhyme with "island."
Poughkeepsie (Metro-North station)
The Poughkeepsie Metro-North Railroad station serves Poughkeepsie, New York and surrounding areas as the north end of the Hudson Line. It is also served by many Amtrak trains, which continue north to Albany and points beyond, and south to New York City's Pennsylvania Station. Trains leave for New York every hour on weekdays, and about every 25 minutes during rush hour. It is 73.5 miles from Grand Central Terminal and travel time to Grand Central is about one hour, 46 minutes.
Mid-Hudson Bridge
The Mid-Hudson Bridge (officially the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Mid-Hudson Bridge) is a toll suspension bridge which carries US 44 and NY 55 across the Hudson River between Poughkeepsie and Highland in the state of New York. Governor and local resident Franklin D. Roosevelt and his wife Eleanor attended the opening ceremony on August 25, 1930. The bridge was renamed the "Franklin D. Roosevelt Mid-Hudson Bridge" in 1994 though the span is rarely referred to by its official name.
McCann Field House
McCann Field House is a 3,200-seat multi-purpose arena in Poughkeepsie, New York, USA. It was built in 1977 and is home to the Marist College Red Foxes men's and women's basketball and women's volleyball teams. The Field House's namesake is James J. McCann. Born in Poughkeepsie in 1880, he and his family operated the McCann Feed and Grain Store on the city's Main Street, and McCann eventually amassed a large estate through the stock market.
Leonidoff Field
Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Poughkeepsie, New York. It is home to the Marist College Red Foxes football team. The facility opened in 1968. At the conclusion of the 2006 football season, the existing grandstand was removed to make way for a more modern, updated facility including modern press boxes, luxury suites, home and away locker rooms, an athletic training room as well as a new concession stand.
National Register of Historic Places listings in Poughkeepsie, New York
List of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Poughkeepsie, New York Map of all coordinates from GoogleMap of first 200 coordinates from Bing Export all coordinates as KML Export all coordinates as GeoRSS Map of all microformatted coordinates Place data as RDF This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the city and town of Poughkeepsie, New York, including the hamlet of New Hamburg.
Mid-Hudson Children's Museum
The Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum (MHCM) "enlightens minds through a fun and creative learning environment where hands-on experiences spark curiosity, discovery and the joy of exploration". It is located in the heart of the historic Hudson Riverfront in Poughkeepsie, just steps away from the Poughkeepsie Metro-North train station, the Walkway Over The Hudson, fabulous restaurants and a revitalized city waterfront park. The museum is the ideal destination for families with young children.
Hudson Valley Rail Trail
The Hudson Valley Rail Trail is a paved 4-mile east–west rail trail in the town of Lloyd in Ulster County, New York, stretching from the Hudson River through the hamlet of Highland. The trail was originally part of the Poughkeepsie Bridge Route, a rail corridor that crossed the Hudson via the Poughkeepsie Bridge. Controlled by a variety of railroads throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, the bridge was damaged and became unusable after a 1974 fire.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Highland.
Highland Landing › South-West: Marist College − Poughkeepsie Bridge − Walkway Over the Hudson − Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park − Highland − Poughkeepsie − Hudson River, Highland Landing (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Philip's Folly, Elting's Landing, New Paltz Landing, Highland
