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Welcome to Beacon - Newburgh Ferry ...

Beacon - Newburgh Ferry is located in Ulster County<1>.

Beacon - Newburgh Ferry is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Beacon - Newburgh Ferry lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Beacon - Newburgh Ferry: 845 & 329<3>

Communities near Beacon - Newburgh Ferry ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Beacon - Newburgh Ferry.

  • Poughkeepsie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Palm Tree
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Palm Tree is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
  • Kiryas Joel
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
  • Peekskill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Woodbury
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodbury is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
  • Monroe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • New Paltz
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Walden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Washingtonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Wappingers Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Beacon - Newburgh Ferry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beacon - Newburgh Ferry.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Beacon - Newburgh Ferry. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beacon - Newburgh Ferry.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Beacon - Newburgh Ferry. See our Newspapers Page for Beacon - Newburgh Ferry.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beacon - Newburgh Ferry ...

Looking for more information about Beacon - Newburgh Ferry? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Beacon - Newburgh Ferry, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Beacon - Newburgh Ferry.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Ulster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beacon - Newburgh Ferry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 845 code has been Overlayed with the 329 area code. New phone numbers in the Beacon - Newburgh Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 845 or 329. As a result, placing a call in the Beacon - Newburgh Ferry area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.