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Bear Mountain - Storm King Highway
Scenic winding road through the Hudson Valley that has been a favorite Sunday driving destination for NYC car enthusiasts since the 1920s.
36 km · about 40 min drive
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Pound Ridge
New York, United States · North America
About Pound Ridge
Pound Ridge sits on the route: 10 minutes from Bedford, 36km from Bear Mountain - Storm King Highway.
Pound Ridge is in New York, United States, with about 5,100 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Bedford, about 6 km away.
The Pound Ridge massacre was a battle of Kieft's War that took place in March 1644 between the forces of New Netherland and members of the Wappinger Confederacy at a village of its members in the present-day town of Pound Ridge, New York. A mixed force of 130 New Netherland soldiers led by Captain John UnderhillRead more
launched a night attack on the village and destroyed it with fire. 500 to 700 members of the Wappinger Confederacy were killed while the New Netherland force lost one man killed and fifteen wounded. More casualties were suffered in this attack than in any other single incident in the war. Shortly after the battle several local Wappinger Confederacy sachems sued for peace.
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What is there to see near Pound Ridge?
Within an hour or so of Pound Ridge: Bear Mountain - Storm King Highway (36 km), Bronx Zoo (47 km), Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (57 km), Central Park (58 km).
Are there any good drives near Pound Ridge?
The nearest famous roads are Hawk's Nest (Route 97).
Where is Pound Ridge?
Pound Ridge is in New York, United States, about 6 km from Bedford.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,104
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- New York
- Timezone
- America/New_York
- Coordinates
- 41.2087, -73.5748
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Essential numbers in United States
AAA roadside assistance: 1-800-222-4357. Right turn on red is legal in most states unless signed otherwise.
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Worth the detour from Pound Ridge
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Bronx Zoo
One of the largest metropolitan zoos in the world spanning 265 acres in New York City with over 6,000 animals.
47 km · about 55 min drive
museum
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Frank Lloyd Wright's iconic spiral masterpiece housing an outstanding collection of Impressionist and modern art.
57 km · about 65 min drive
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Central Park
An 843-acre urban oasis in the heart of Manhattan, one of the most visited urban parks in the world with meadows, lakes, and iconic bridges.
58 km · about 65 min drive
museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
America's largest art museum, with over two million works spanning 5,000 years of world culture.
58 km · about 65 min drive
museum
American Museum of Natural History
A beloved New York institution famous for its dinosaur halls, dioramas, and the Rose Center's spectacular planetarium.
58 km · about 65 min drive
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