Westchester Hills Cemetery, Palisades

Name: Westchester Hills Cemetery
Address: 400 Saw Mill River Rd, Palisades, 10706-2104, United States
Telephone: +1 914-478-1767

#11 among attractions in Palisades

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The Westchester Hills Cemetery is at 400 Saw Mill River Road in Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York, approximately 20 miles north of New York City. It is a Jewish cemetery, and many well-known entertainers and performers are interred there. It was founded by the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in 1919 when the synagogue acquired the northern portion of the Mount Hope Cemetery. ()

Established: 1919 (105 years ago)Coordinates: 40°59'32"N, 73°51'36"W

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400 Saw Mill River RdPalisades 10706-2104 United States

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+1 914-478-1767

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Westchester Hills Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ridge Hill Mall, Ardsley Country Club, Untermyer Park and Gardens, Legoland Discovery Center Westchester.

2 miS
Shopping, Shopping centre
Ridge Hill Mall, Yonkers
50 min walk • Ridge Hill, formerly known as Westchester's Ridge Hill is a mixed-use lifestyle center located between Interstate 87 and the Sprain Brook Parkway in Yonkers, New York. With its grand opening in 2011, Ridge Hill features a variety of retail stores, restaurants, condominiums, and offices.
2.1 miN
Golf
Ardsley Country Club, Palisades
55 min walk • The Ardsley Country Club or Ardsley Club is a country club in the United States. It was founded in August 1895 to "cater to industrialists" such as Amzi Barber, J. P. Morgan, the Rockefeller brothers, and Cornelius Vanderbilt II.
2.3 miSW
Park, Garden
Untermyer Park and Gardens, Yonkers
59 min walk • Untermyer Park and Gardens is a historic 43-acre city public park, located in Yonkers, New York in Westchester County, just north of New York City. The park is a remnant of Samuel Untermyer's 150-acre estate "Greystone".
1.8 miS
Game and entertainment center, Entertainment, Theme park
Legoland Discovery Center Westchester, Yonkers
46 min walk • Legoland Discovery Center Westchester is an indoor family entertainment center located at Westchester's Ridge Hill in Yonkers, New York in Westchester County. The attraction includes Lego rides, a play area, a 4D cinema and a gift shop. Legoland Discovery Center Westchester is owned and operated by leisure group Merlin Entertainments.
1.7 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
South Presbyterian Church, Palisades
43 min walk • South Presbyterian Church, usually just referred to as South Church, is located along Broadway in Dobbs Ferry, New York, United States. Founded in 1820, it is currently in its second building, a stone Gothic Revival style structure dating to 1869.
2.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Woodlands Lake, Irvington
64 min walk • Woodlands Lake is a reservoir in Greenburgh, New York. It is an impoundment of the Saw Mill River. It is located in VE Macy Park.
1.1 miW
Museum, Art museum, History museum
Ever Rest, Palisades
30 min walk • Ever Rest is the home and studio of Jasper F. Cropsey, a painter in the Hudson River School. The historic house museum is located in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York and was built in 1835.
2.4 miSE
Church, Shopping
Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, Yonkers
63 min walk • St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary is an Eastern Orthodox seminary in Yonkers, New York. It is chartered under the State University of New York and accredited by the Association of Theological Schools. It is a pan-E.
1 miW
Museum, History museum
John William Draper House, Palisades
27 min walk • The Henry Draper Observatory, also known as Draper Cottage and incorrectly as the John William Draper House, is a historic house and local history museum in Draper Park off US 9 in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, United States. Its core is an astronomical observatory built about 1860 for Henry Draper.
1.9 miSW
40°58'33"N • 73°53'19"W
Yonkers Yacht Club, Yonkers
48 min walk • Sailing, Marina
1.8 miSW
Historical place
W. B. Thompson Mansion, Yonkers
48 min walk • The W. B. Thompson Mansion, also known as Alder Manor, is a historic home located on North Broadway in the Greystone section of Yonkers, New York, United States.