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Welcome to Clark Heights ...

Clark Heights is located in Dutchess County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Clark Heights: Clark Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Clark Heights is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Clark Heights lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Clark Heights ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Clark Heights.

  • Poughkeepsie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Newburgh
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • New Milford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • New Milford is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,683 people
  • Kingston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Beacon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Beacon is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beacon <3>
  • New Paltz
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Wappingers Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Rhinebeck
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Pawling
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fishkill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

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 Clark Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clark Heights.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Clark Heights. 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 Clark Heights.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Clark Heights. See our Newspapers Page for Clark Heights.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clark Heights ...

Looking for more information about Clark Heights? 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 Clark Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Clark Heights.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Dutchess, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clark Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.