Welcome to Highland Landing ...

Highland Landing is located in Ulster County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Highland Landing: Highland Lndg. (or less commonly used: Highland Lndng.)

Highland Landing is near sea level<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Highland Landing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Highland Landing - it's located in Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Highland Landing.

Websites for Highland Landing ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ulsterchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Highland Landing, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Highland Landing ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Highland Landing.

• Newburgh
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
  • Newburgh is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburgh <3>
• Kingston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <3>
• Beacon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
  • Beacon is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beacon <3>
• New Paltz
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paltz have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paltz
  • New Paltz is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paltz <3>
• Walden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
  • Walden is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walden <3>
• Wappingers Falls
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wappingers Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wappingers Falls
  • Wappingers Falls is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wappingers Falls <3>
• Montgomery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <3>
• Cornwall-on-Hudson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall-on-Hudson came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
  • Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
• Cornwall-on-Hudson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cornwall-on-Hudson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
  • Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,896 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall-on-Hudson <3>
• Rhinebeck
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinebeck
  • Rhinebeck is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhinebeck <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Highland Landing ...

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

Adding Highland Landing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Highland Landing in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Highland Landing was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Highland Landing.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Highland Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Ulster County: www.co.ulster.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/