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Welcome to Colonial Heights ...

Colonial Heights is located in Dutchess County<1>.

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

Colonial Heights is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Colonial Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Colonial Heights: This one is located in Dutchess County and the other is located in Westchester County.

Beyond New York, there are 36 communities that are also named Colonial Heights - they are located in Alabama, California (2), Delaware, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland (3), North Carolina (6), Ohio, South Carolina (7), Tennessee, Utah and Virginia (7).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Colonial Heights.

Communities near Colonial Heights ...

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

  • Poughkeepsie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Newburgh
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • New Milford
    (18 miles [29 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
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Beacon
    (15 miles [24.1 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
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Wappingers Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Rhinebeck
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Pawling
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fishkill
    (12 miles [19.3 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 Colonial Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Colonial Heights.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colonial Heights ...

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