Yorktown Heights

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Yorktown is a town on the northern border of Westchester County, New York, United States. A suburb of the New York City metropolitan area, it is approximately 38 miles north of midtown Manhattan. The population was 36,081 at the 2010 U.S. Census. ()

Alternative names: Population: 1.8 thous.Area: 39.26 mi²Coordinates: 41°16'36"N, 73°46'55"W

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Yorktown Heights – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: New Croton Dam, Elephant Hotel, St. Augustine's Episcopal Church Complex, Tomahawk Chapel.

5.3 miSW
Dam, Park
New Croton Dam, Croton-on-Hudson
134 min walk • The New Croton Dam is a dam forming the New Croton Reservoir, both parts of the New York City water supply system. It stretches across the Croton River near Croton-on-Hudson, New York, about 22 miles north of New York City.
6.1 miNE
Museum
Elephant Hotel, Somers
157 min walk • The Elephant Hotel is a historic former hotel which today serves as the town hall in Somers, in Westchester County, New York, United States.
7.2 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Colonial revival architecture
St. Augustine's Episcopal Church Complex, Croton-on-Hudson
184 min walk • St. Augustine's Episcopal Church Complex is a historic Episcopal church complex at 6 Old Post Road north of Croton-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York. The complex consists of the church and rectory The church consists of the original building and a later parish hall connected by an enclosed hyphen.
4.1 miNE
Church, Greek Revival architecture
Tomahawk Chapel, Somers
104 min walk • The former West Somers Methodist Episcopal Church, also known as Tomahawk Chapel, is located on Tomahawk Street in the town of Somers, New York, United States. It is a small wooden building in the Greek Revival architectural style built in the 1830s. Also on its lot is the cemetery where many of the early members were buried.
5.2 miSW
Nature and wildlife, Park
Teatown Lake Reservation, Ossining
134 min walk • Teatown Lake Reservation is a nonprofit nature preserve and environmental education center in Westchester County, New York, U.S. located in the towns of Ossining, Yorktown, Cortlandt, and New Castle.
6 miSE
Church
United Methodist Church and Parsonage, Mount Kisco
154 min walk • The United Methodist Church and Parsonage are a historic United Methodist church and its adjacent historic parsonage located on a 2-acre tract on the corner of East Main Street and Smith Avenue in Mount Kisco, Westchester County, New York. The New Castle Methodist Episcopal Church was designed by J.
5.6 miSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Mount Kisco
143 min walk • St. Mark's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church at the junction of N. Bedford Rd. and E. Main Street in Mt. Kisco, Westchester County, New York. It was designed by architect Bertram Goodhue in 1907 and built from 1909 to 1913 in the late Gothic Revival style. The church was expanded in 1927–1928.
6.3 miNE
Neighbourhood
Somers Hamlet Historic District, Somers
162 min walk • The Somers Hamlet Historic District is a historic district located along US 202 in Somers Hamlet in Westchester County, New York, United States.
7.7 miSW
41°11'55"N • 73°53'14"W
Half Moon Bay Drive, Croton-on-Hudson
196 min walk • Bridge
1.5 miW
Natural attraction, Protected area
Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park
38 min walk • Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park is a 960-acre state park in Westchester County, New York. Formerly known as Mohansic Park and Mohansic State Park, it is situated in Yorktown, approximately 40 miles from New York City. The park was created in 1922 on the former site of the Mohansic State Hospital.
5.9 miSE
Interesting neighbourhood
Mount Kisco Municipal Complex, Mount Kisco
150 min walk • Mount Kisco Municipal Complex is a national historic district located at Mount Kisco, Westchester County, New York. The district contains two contributing buildings; the Mount Kisco Town and Village Hall and the United States Post Office.