Beacon, City in Dutchess County, New York State.
Located on the eastern bank of the Hudson River, Beacon extends over 5 square miles of land with Mount Beacon rising in the background.
The city received its name from the signal fires that burned atop Fishkill Mountains to warn Continental Army troops about British movements during the American Revolution.
The Dia:Beacon museum transformed an old Nabisco factory into 300,000 square feet of exhibition space for contemporary art collections and installations.
Metro-North Railroad provides regular train service between Beacon Station and Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan, with a journey time of 80 minutes.
The Newburgh-Beacon Bridge connects the cities across the Hudson River through two parallel spans that carry Interstate 84 and accommodate 65,000 vehicles daily.
Location: Dutchess County
Elevation above the sea: 42 m
Website: http://cityofbeacon.org
GPS coordinates: 41.50417,-73.96556
Latest update: May 28, 2025 18:12
Breakneck Ridge
5 km
Newburgh–Beacon Bridge
2.9 km
Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site
3.8 km
Dia Beacon
1.5 km
Beacon Reservoir
2.8 km
Mount Gulian
2.3 km
Downing Park
4.4 km
East End Historic District
4 km
St. Joachim and St. John the Evangelist's Church
921 m
New York State Armory
4 km
David Crawford House
3.6 km
Beacon Theatre
182 m
Beacon Post Office
231 m
Stony Kill Farm
4.1 km
Maple Lawn
4.4 km
Eustatia
1.8 km
Dutchess Manor
4.9 km
Montgomery-Grand-Liberty Streets Historic District
3.8 km
Tioronda Bridge
1.9 km
Mt. Beacon Fire Observation Tower
3.1 km
James Walker Fowler House
3.8 km
Bogardus-DeWindt House
1.4 km
Trinity Methodist Church
763 m
Lower Main Street Historic District
1.1 km
Halsey Stevens House
3.6 km
Peter C. DuBois House
2.4 km
The Church of the Corner Stone
3.7 km
Statue of Christopher Columbus
3.3 kmReviews
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