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Fishkill Landing

Ghost town · Dutchess County, New York

Poughkeepsie quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1893, 1:62,500)
Poughkeepsie quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1893, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Fishkill Landing is a ghost town in Dutchess County, New York. It is the only former community in Dutchess County recorded on the federal names register, out of 43 across New York.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Fishkill Landing as a historical populated place on the Wappingers Falls topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 41.5209° N, 73.9829° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWappingers Falls
Elevation34 ft
Nearest living townBeacon, NY
Distance to it1.5 miles
GNIS feature ID977522
Coordinates41.52093, -73.98292

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What's there now

Fishkill Landing is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Beacon, NY (population 14,629), about 1.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 34 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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