West Point, New York

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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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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

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United States federal service academies location West Point, New York
subject surface form: United States Military Academy
David Eisenhower placeOfBirth West Point, New York
this entity surface form: West Point, New York, United States
John W. Gunnison placeOfEducation West Point, New York
Constitution Island locatedOpposite West Point, New York
Village of Cold Spring Historic District locatedNear West Point, New York
this entity surface form: West Point (United States Military Academy)
John Buford burialPlace West Point, New York
Lusk Reservoir locatedIn West Point, New York
Village of Highland Falls, New York hasRelationshipWith West Point, New York
this entity surface form: West Point community
Storm King State Park locatedNear West Point, New York
Daniel Butterfield placeOfBurial West Point, New York
Fort Montgomery, New York locatedNear West Point, New York
Highland Falls, New York near West Point, New York
Dennis Michie location West Point, New York
subject surface form: Michie Stadium
Dennis Michie workLocation West Point, New York
Dennis Michie, early Army football coach workLocation West Point, New York
subject surface form: Dennis Michie
Dennis Michie, early Army football coach location West Point, New York
subject surface form: Michie Stadium
Dennis Michie, early Army football coach location West Point, New York
subject surface form: United States Military Academy
West Point athletic complex locatedIn West Point, New York
Garrison, New York near West Point, New York
Cold Spring, New York locatedOpposite West Point, New York
Julian Alden Weir placeOfBirth West Point, New York
Army campusLocation West Point, New York
Cornwall-on-Hudson locatedNear West Point, New York
American Revolutionary War defenses notableSite West Point, New York
subject surface form: American Revolutionary War defenses in the Hudson Highlands
Lillie placeOfBirth West Point, New York
subject surface form: Lillie Hitchcock Coit
Alfred Thayer Mahan placeOfBirth West Point, New York
Storm King Highway (NY 218) near West Point, New York
subject surface form: Storm King Highway
Alexander M. Patch residence West Point, New York
Harry Melling as Edgar Allan Poe primaryLocationInStory West Point, New York
this entity surface form: WestPoint
West Point defenses locatedIn West Point, New York
West Point Association of Graduates location West Point, New York
New York State Route 218 near West Point, New York
Holleder Center locatedIn West Point, New York