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Welcome to Hudson Heights ...

Hudson Heights is located in Dutchess County<1>.

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

Hudson Heights is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Hudson Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Hudson Heights - they are located in Maryland (2), New Jersey and Quebec.

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

Communities near Hudson Heights ...

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

  • Newburgh
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Kingston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Beacon
    (13 miles [20.9 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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Walden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wappingers Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Montgomery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Cornwall-on-Hudson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
  • Cornwall-on-Hudson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Rhinebeck
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hudson Heights ...

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