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Welcome to Spackenkill ...

Spackenkill is located in Dutchess County<1>.

Spackenkill is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Spackenkill ...

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

  • Poughkeepsie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Newburgh
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Beacon
    (10 miles [16.1 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
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Walden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Wappingers Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Montgomery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Highland Falls
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Maybrook
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spackenkill ...

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

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 Spackenkill - 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.