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The Hudson River is a 315-mile (507 km) river that flows from north to south primarily through eastern New York, United States.It originates in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York at Henderson Lake in the town of Newcomb, and flows southward through the Hudson Valley to the New York Harbor between New York City and Jersey City, eventually draining into the Atlantic Ocean at Upper New ...
The Palisades. / 40.96451; -73.90859. The Palisades, also called the New Jersey Palisades or the Hudson River Palisades, are a line of steep cliffs along the west side of the lower Hudson River in Northeastern New Jersey and Southeastern New York in the United States. The cliffs stretch north from Jersey City about 20 miles (32 km) to near ...
The Hudson Waterfront is an urban area of northeastern New Jersey along the lower reaches of the Hudson River, the Upper New York Bay and the Kill van Kull.Though the term can specifically mean the shoreline, it is often used to mean the contiguous urban area between the Bayonne Bridge and the George Washington Bridge that is approximately 19 miles (31 km) long.
The West Shore Railroad was the final name of a railroad that ran from Weehawken, New Jersey, on the west bank of the Hudson River opposite New York City, north to Albany, New York, and then west to Buffalo. It was organized as a competitor to the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad, but was soon taken over by that company.
The Hudson Canyon proper is located about 160 kilometres (99 mi) east of the mouth of the Hudson River off the New Jersey coast. Its walls rise 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) from the canyon floor, making it comparable to the Grand Canyon , whose cliffs are over 1.61 kilometres (1.00 mi) deep and 640 kilometres (400 mi) long.
A 2016 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers map showing New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary's drainage divide and drainage basin Harrisse/LOC copy of the Manatus Map of 1639 An 1866 map of New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary A 2011 NASA image of New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary Population density and elevation above sea level in the New York City metropolitan area as of 2010 An aerial view of ...
North River (Hudson River) Coordinates: 40°47′12″N 73°59′31″W. The North River portion of the Hudson River highlighted in red between North Jersey and Manhattan Island. The river seen from atop The Palisades in New Jersey. North River ( Dutch: Noort Rivier) is an alternative name for the southernmost portion of the Hudson River in the ...
Hudson River Waterfront Walkway. Coordinates: 40.571066°N 74.217281°W. Walkway adjacent to Liberty National Golf Course. The Hudson River Waterfront Walkway, also known as the Hudson River Walkway, is a promenade along the Hudson Waterfront in New Jersey. The ongoing and incomplete project located on Kill van Kull and the western shore of ...