West Point, New York

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census-designated place hamlet populated place

West Point, New York is a historic Hudson River town best known as the site of the United States Military Academy, one of the nation’s premier officer training institutions.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
West Point	4
West Point Military Reservation	2
West Point, New York, United States	2
West Point National Historic Landmark	1
West Point vicinity	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	census-designated place ⓘ hamlet ⓘ populated place ⓘ
accessRoute	New York State Route 9D ⓘ surface form: New York State Route 218 U.S. Route 9W ⓘ
areaCode	845 ⓘ
climate	humid continental climate ⓘ
contains	United States Military Academy campus ⓘ
coordinates	41.3910°N 73.9550°W ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
countySeatOf	none ⓘ
distanceToNewYorkCity	about 50 miles north ⓘ
elevation	approximately 151 feet ⓘ
FIPSCode	36-80177 ⓘ
GNISFeatureID	0971645 ⓘ
governingBody	Town of Highlands government ⓘ
hasFacility	United States Military Academy ⓘ
hasLandmark	Cadet Chapel, United States Military Academy at West Point ⓘ surface form: Cadet Chapel Eisenhower Hall Theatre ⓘ Michie Stadium ⓘ Thayer Hotel ⓘ Trophy Point ⓘ West Point Cemetery ⓘ West Point, New York self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: West Point Military Reservation
hasMuseum	West Point Museum ⓘ
hasSportsTeam	Army Black Knights ⓘ surface form: Army Black Knights football team
historicSignificance	site of major Revolutionary War fortifications ⓘ strategic military position during the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
knownFor	United States Military Academy ⓘ
locatedIn	Hudson Valley ⓘ Orange County, New York ⓘ New York ⓘ surface form: State of New York
locatedOn	Hudson River ⓘ west bank of the Hudson River ⓘ
militaryFunction	officer training center for U.S. Army ⓘ
militaryReservation	West Point, New York self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: West Point Military Reservation
near	Bear Mountain State Park ⓘ Storm King Mountain ⓘ
nearestCity	Newburgh, New York ⓘ
nearestMajorCity	New York City ⓘ
partOf	Town of Highlands, New York ⓘ
population	approximately 7000 ⓘ
populationCensusYear	2020 ⓘ
postalCode	10996 ⓘ
region	Northeastern United States ⓘ
servedBy	Short Line bus service ⓘ
subdivisionType	census-designated place ⓘ
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
tourism	popular destination for military and historical tourism ⓘ

Referenced by (39)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Army → academyLocation → West Point, New York ⓘ

Army Mule → associatedWith → West Point, New York ⓘ

this entity surface form: West Point

Gore Vidal → birthPlace → West Point, New York ⓘ

this entity surface form: West Point, New York, United States

Lillie Hitchcock Coit → birthPlace → West Point, New York ⓘ

this entity surface form: West Point, New York, United States

On, Brave Old Army Team → firstPerformanceLocation → West Point, New York ⓘ

Continental Artillery → garrison → West Point, New York ⓘ

this entity surface form: West Point

Hudson Highlands → hasHistoricSite → West Point, New York ⓘ

this entity surface form: West Point vicinity

West Point, New York → hasLandmark → West Point, New York self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: West Point Military Reservation

Town of Highlands, New York → hasSettlement → West Point, New York ⓘ

United States Military Academy → hasShortName → West Point, New York ⓘ

this entity surface form: West Point

Army Mule → homeLocation → West Point, New York ⓘ

Cadets → homeVenue → West Point, New York ⓘ

Battle Monument at West Point → locatedIn → West Point, New York ⓘ

Cadet Chapel, United States Military Academy at West Point → locatedIn → West Point, New York ⓘ

Eisenhower Hall Theatre → locatedIn → West Point, New York ⓘ

Michie Stadium → locatedIn → West Point, New York ⓘ

Tate Rink → locatedIn → West Point, New York ⓘ

The Thayer Hotel at West Point → locatedIn → West Point, New York ⓘ

Trophy Point → locatedIn → West Point, New York ⓘ

United States Military Academy → locatedIn → West Point, New York ⓘ

West Point Cemetery → locatedIn → West Point, New York ⓘ

West Point Museum → locatedIn → West Point, New York ⓘ

Bear Mountain State Park → locatedNear → West Point, New York ⓘ

Army Black Knights → location → West Point, New York ⓘ

Army Cadets → location → West Point, New York ⓘ

Cadets → location → West Point, New York ⓘ

Sylvanus Thayer Award → location → West Point, New York ⓘ

Thayer Hotel → location → West Point, New York ⓘ

West Point Mint → location → West Point, New York ⓘ

West Point, New York → militaryReservation → West Point, New York self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: West Point Military Reservation

West Point, Georgia → namedAfter → West Point, New York ⓘ

Storm King Mountain → near → West Point, New York ⓘ

Thayer Hotel → partOf → West Point, New York ⓘ

this entity surface form: West Point National Historic Landmark

US 9W → passesNear → West Point, New York ⓘ

this entity surface form: West Point

Winfield Scott → placeOfDeath → West Point, New York ⓘ

Mary Pinkney Hardy MacArthur → residence → West Point, New York ⓘ

Sylvanus Thayer → residence → West Point, New York ⓘ

The Pale Blue Eye → setInLocation → West Point, New York ⓘ

Sylvanus Thayer → workLocation → West Point, New York ⓘ