Black Rock Forest

#11404 among destinations in the United States

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Black Rock Forest is a 3,870-acre forest and biological field station maintained by Black Rock Forest Consortium. It is located in the western Hudson Highlands region of the U.S. state of New York, in Orange County, mostly in the town of Cornwall, with the southern fringe overlapping into the neighboring town of Highlands. ()

Elevation: 1079 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 41°24'36"N, 74°1'21"W

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Black Rock Forest – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Trophy Point, Michie Stadium, Storm King Mountain, West Point Foundry.

3.6 miE
View point, Park, Concert hall
Trophy Point, West Point
91 min walk • Trophy Point is a scenic overlook of the Hudson River Valley located at West Point, New York. It has been the subject of numerous works of art since the early 19th century.
3.4 miSE
Arenas and stadiums, Football, Sport venue
Michie Stadium, West Point
87 min walk • Michie Stadium is an outdoor football stadium on the campus of the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York. The home field for the Army Black Knights, it opened 97 years ago in 1924 and has a current seating capacity of 38,000.
2.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Storm King Mountain, Storm King State Park
55 min walk • Storm King Mountain is a mountain on the west bank of the Hudson River just south of Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York. Together with Breakneck Ridge on the opposite bank of the river it forms "Wey-Gat" or Wind Gate, the picturesque northern narrows of the Hudson Highlands.
3.4 miE
Archaeological site
West Point Foundry, Cold Spring
86 min walk • The West Point Foundry was a major American ironworking and machine shop site in Cold Spring, New York, operating from 1818 to about 1911.
3 miE
Cemetery
West Point Cemetery, West Point
77 min walk • West Point Cemetery is a historic cemetery in the eastern United States, on the grounds of the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York.
3.3 miE
Synagogue
West Point Jewish Chapel, West Point
85 min walk • The Jewish Chapel at the United States Military Academy is a synagogue and chapel for the worship of Jewish cadets, faculty and members of the West Point community.
3 miE
Church
Old Cadet Chapel, West Point
77 min walk • The Old Cadet Chapel at the United States Military Academy is a church and location of funeral and memorial services. It is the oldest chapel at West Point, having originally been built in 1836.
2.3 miNW
Museum, Art museum
Storm King Art Center, Garrison
59 min walk • Storm King Art Center, commonly referred to as Storm King and named after its proximity to Storm King Mountain, is an open-air museum located in New Windsor, New York.
1.9 miNW
Church
Cornwall Friends Meeting House, Cornwall
50 min walk • The Cornwall Friends Meeting House is a historic meeting house located on a 5.4-acre parcel of land at the junction of Quaker Avenue and US 9W in Cornwall, New York, United States, near Cornwall-St. Luke's Hospital.
1.8 miN
Church
Canterbury Presbyterian Church, Cornwall
46 min walk • Canterbury Presbyteria] Church is located along Clinton Street in downtown Cornwall, New York, United States. It is a white stone and brick building in the Federal style, with later additions in a Colonial Revival style consistent with the earlier structure.
3.2 miS
Town
Highlands
81 min walk • Highlands is a town on the eastern border of Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 12,492 at the 2010 census.