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Pollepel Island. Coordinates: 41°27′19″N 73°59′20″W. The island and castle viewed from atop Breakneck Ridge. Pollepel Island / pɒlɪˈpɛl / is a 6.5-acre (26,000 m 2) uninhabited island in the Hudson River in New York, United States. The principal feature on the island is Bannerman's Castle, an abandoned military surplus warehouse.
The Palisades (Hudson River) / 40.96451; -73.90859. The Palisades, also called the New Jersey Palisades or the Hudson River Palisades, are a line of steep cliffs along the west side of the lower Hudson River in Northeastern New Jersey and Southeastern New York in the United States. The cliffs stretch north from Jersey City about 20 miles (32 km ...
The Newport Cliff Walk is considered one of the top attractions in Newport, Rhode Island, in the United States. [ 1] It is a 3.5-mile (5.6 km) public access walkway that borders the shore line. It has been designated a National Recreation Trail, the first in New England. The Cliff Walk starts from the east end of Bailey's Beach to the western ...
Nyack Beach State Park is a 61-acre (0.25 km 2) state park [1] in Upper Nyack, Rockland County, New York. It consists of a small parking lot and a riverfront pathway, [3] the southernmost section of the Hudson River Valley Greenway. It is known for its physical proximity to the Hudson River on one side of the pathway and the looming cliffs of ...
Hudson River Park is a waterfront park on the North River (Hudson River) that extends from 59th Street south to Battery Park in the New York City borough of Manhattan.The park, a component of the Manhattan Waterfront Greenway, stretches 4.5 miles (7.2 km) and comprises 550 acres (220 ha), [2] making it the second-largest park in Manhattan after the 843-acre (341 ha) Central Park.
Kaaterskill Falls is a two-stage waterfall on Spruce Creek in the eastern Catskill Mountains of New York, between the hamlets of Haines Falls and Palenville in Greene County.The two cascades total 260 feet (79 m) in height, making Kaaterskill Falls one of the highest waterfalls in New York, and one of the Eastern United States' tallest waterfalls.
Manhattan Waterfront Greenway. Coordinates: 40.788°N 73.9836°W. A pedestrian section in Hudson River Park in Tribeca in September 2021. The Manhattan Waterfront Greenway is a waterfront greenway for walking or cycling, 32 miles (51 km) long, around the island of Manhattan, in New York City. The largest portions are operated by the New York ...
West portico. Historically known as Hyde Park, the Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site is one of the area's oldest Hudson River estates. [3] The earliest development of the estate began in 1764 when Dr. John Bard purchased land on the east side of the Albany Post Road, where he built Red House and developed the agricultural aspects of the eastern section of the property that continued ...