Hudson Valley - Hudson Valley

Hudson River at Bear Mountain Bridge

As Hudson Valley is the region around the lower reaches of the Hudson River in US- federal state new York designated. The region is immediately north of New York City and forms the transition from "Downstate New York" and "Upstate New York".

The Hudson Valley is extremely picturesque in many sections, which has earned the river the name "Rhine of America".

Regions and places

The 8 counties in the Hudson Valley
Westchester County
Yonkers·Mt. Vernon·New Rochelle·White Plains·Sleepy Hollow
Rockland County
New City
Putnam County
Carmel
Orange County
Newburgh (New York)·Goshen·Middletown
Dutchess County
Poughkeepsie·Beacon
Ulster County
Kingston·New Paltz·Woodstock
Columbia County
Hudson
Greene County
Catskill

The western parts of Rockland County and Orange County are the Shawangunk Ridge attributable to the western parts of Ulster County and Greene County belong to the Catskill Mountains.

Other goals

  • Bear Mountain State Park - A nature reserve and recreation area on the west bank of the Hudson River (Rockland County) with opportunities for hiking, biking, paddling, and skiing

background

getting there

By plane

There are two airports in the region that are regularly served by scheduled flights:

The closest airports to those from Europe directly can be flown to are the John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) in New York City and Newark Liberty Airport (EWR) in Newark (New Jersey).

By train

Amtrak- Long-distance trains en route between New York and Penn Station Albany (and sometimes further towards Montreal, Buffalo, Toronto or Chicago) drive almost every hour through the Hudson Valley and stop in Yonkers, Croton-Harmon (Westchester County), Poughkeepsie, Rhinecliff (Dutchess County), Hudson (Columbia County). For example, the drive from New York City to Poughkeepsie takes approximately 1½ hours and from Albany to Poughkeepsie approximately 1 hour.

In local transport the Metro-North Railroad drives on the east side of the Hudson Hudson Line from New York's Grand Central Station via Yonkers, Tarrytown and Peekskill in Westchester County to Poughkeepsie.

mobility

Tourist Attractions

Rockefeller Estate Kykuit
  • 1  Bear Mountain Bridge, between Cortlandt and Stony Point. Bear Mountain Bridge in the Wikipedia encyclopediaBear Mountain Bridge in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryBear Mountain Bridge (Q813002) in the Wikidata database.The 687 meter long and 115 meter high suspension bridge was built in 1923–24. It was the first fixed crossing of the Hudson River south of Albany.
  • There are a multitude of historical sights in and around Sleepy Hollow, the setting of Washington Irving's horror story The legend of the sleepy ravine. These include the 17th century Philipsburg Manor House, the neo-colonial Rockefeller estate Kykuit, the cemetery with the graves of many important Americans and the Stone Barns organic farm.
  • Shaker Museum Mount Lebanon, Shaker Road, New Lebanon (Near Jct. 20/22). Shaker Museum Mount Lebanon in the encyclopedia WikipediaShaker Museum Mount Lebanon (Q7462734) in the Wikidata database.Museum with exhibitions that tell about the life of the Shaker, a Protestant sect that lived here in the mid-19th century.

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