Road Trip Planning| Miles Kms | Item | Summary |
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| 0.0 0.0 |
Welcome to New York - The Empire State |
Connecticut/New York State Line. |
| 0.5 0.8 |
Village of Millerton, New York |
Services at highway. Junction of Duchess County Roadway #62. |
| 0.7 1.1 |
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View from highway of the Millerton business district. |
| 0.9 1.5 |
Junction of Highway #22 |
North access to community of Hillsdale, New York. Access to the Taconic State Park. Note: Highway #22 overlaps Highway #44 at this point. Taconic State Park is situated along 11 miles of the Taconic Mountain Range, sharing a border with Massachusetts and Connecticut. Two developed areas, Copake Falls and Rudd Pond, offer an extensive trail system with terrain that varies from easy to challenging, offering spectacular views. The extensive campground at Copake Falls has sites to accommodate campers seeking a more rustic experience, as well as those seeking a more 'home like' experience. There are 46 tent, 24 tent platform, 3 cabins, 36 trailer sites. The trailer sites can accommodate trailers of up to 30 feet in length, but hook up facilities are not available.
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| 2.2 3.6 |
View from highway |
View from highway driving West. |
| 2.4 3.8 |
Junction of Highway #199 |
North access to communities of Hammerton, New York, Pine Plains, New York. |
| 2.9 4.7 |
Junction of Duchess County Roadway #64 |
North side of highway. From the country homes of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt to the
artifacts of early Quaker days, explore a lifetime of history in Dutchess County and the Hudson River Valley, a National Heritage Area.
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| 3.7 5.9 |
Junction of Duchess County Roadway #5 |
North side of highway. |
| 4.6 7.4 |
Junction of Duchess County Roadway #9 |
North side of highway. |
| 5.2 8.3 |
Junction of Duchess County Roadway #58 |
South side of highway. |
| 6.6 10.6 |
Junction of Duchess County Roadway #1 |
South side of highway. |
| 6.6 10.7 |
View from highway - Photo Amenia, welcome highway sign |
Town of Amenia, New York. |
| 9.4 15.1 |
Junction of Highway #343 |
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| 10.4 16.7 |
Services and gas only at highway |
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| 11.9 19.1 |
View from highway |
View from highway driving West. |
| 12.4 20.0 |
Smithfield Valley Road |
Junction of Duchess County Roadway #83.Access to community of Pine Plains - 13 miles. |
| 12.9 20.8 |
View from highway |
View from highway driving West. |
| 13.9 22.3 |
Junction of Duchess County Roadwawy #86 |
North side of highway. |
| 15.0 24.2 |
Junction of Duchess County Roadway #57 |
North side of highway. |
| 15.2 24.5 |
View from highway - Photo - Lithgow Highway sign |
Community of Lithgow, New York. |
| 17.8 28.7 |
Services and gas at highway |
South side of highway. |
| 18.1 29.2 |
Community of Mabbettsville, New York |
Junction of Duchess County Roadway #98 North and #99 South. |
| 19.4 31.3 |
View from highway |
View from highway driving West. |
| 19.9 32.0 |
Village of Millbrook, New York |
Junction of Highway #44A. |
| 20.3 32.6 |
View from highway |
View from highway driving West. |
| 20.5 33.0 |
Village of Millbrook, New York |
Access to the Millbrook business area. Located in the scenic Hudson Valley, 1.5 hr drive upstate of New York City, Millbrook is home to horse farms, a quaint village life and some of the best antique shopping in the region.
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| 21.3 34.3 |
Junction of Highway #343 and #82 South |
Highway #82 South, access to community of Billings, New York and La Grangeville, New York. Note: Highway #82 overlaps Highway #44 West at this point. |
| 23.1 37.2 |
Junction of Highway #44A |
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| 24.6 39.6 |
Services and gas at highway |
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| 24.8 39.9 |
Junction of Highway #82 |
North access to communities of Stanfordville, New York and Bangall, New York. Services and fuel, gas and diesel, available North side of highway. Note: Highway #82 overlap ends at this point. |
| 25.5 41.1 |
Access to Taconic State Parkway |
South side of highway. |
| 25.7 41.3 |
Access to James Baird State Park |
North side of highway. There are spacious open and wooded picnic areas and two picnic pavilions which can accommodate up to 300 people |
| 27.9 44.9 |
Services and fuel at highway |
Both gas and diesel available - South side of highway. |
| 28.3 45.6 |
Community of Pleasant Valley, New York |
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| 29.1 46.9 |
Junction of Duchess County Roadway #47 |
South side of highway. |
| 29.2 47.0 |
Point of Information |
Crossing the Wappinger Creek. |
| 29.5 47.5 |
Junction of Duchess County Roadways #72 North and #71 South |
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| 29.7 47.8 |
Services and fuel at highway |
Both gas and diesel available - East side of highway. |
| 31.9 51.3 |
Services and gas only available at the highway |
East side of highway. |
| 33.2 53.4 |
Junction of Duchess County Roadway #43 |
East side of highway. |
| 33.4 53.8 |
Services and fuel at highway |
Both gas and diesel availabe - East side of highway. |
| 34.2 55.0 |
Community of Arlington, New York |
Junction of Highway #55 East to communities of Billings, New York and Poughquag, New York. Access to Vassar Colege. Note: Highway #55 overlaps Highwa #40 at this point. |
| 35.3 56.8 |
City of Poughkeepsie, New York |
Junction of Highway #9 North to communities of Hyde Park, New York, Rhinebeck, New York and Red Hook, New York; South access to communities of Fishkill, New York, Peekskill, New York and Croton-on-Hudson, New York. The name Poughkeepsie comes from the tribe's name for the area, which means 'the reed covered lodge by the little-water place' - not the mighty Hudson River, but a spring a few miles south of the center of what is now downtown Poughkeepsie.
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| 35.3 56.8 |
City of Poughkeepsie, New York |
Attractions in the city of Poughkeepsie; Bardavon 1860 Opera House - Dutchess County Historical Society/Clinton House - Eleanor Roosevelt National Historical Site - Franklin D. Roosevelt Home National Historical Site - Locust Grove Samuel Morse Historical Site - Mills Mansion State Historical Site - Mount Gulian Historical Site - Vanderbilt Mansion National Historical Site - Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and Museum - Mid-Hudson Children's Museum - Van Wyck Homestead Museum - Volunteer Fireman's Hall and Museum.
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| 41.0 66.0 |
Community of Highland, New York |
Access to the Rocking Horse Ski Resort.
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| 46.5 74.9 |
Community of Clintondale, New York |
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| 48.3 77.8 |
Community of Ardonia, New York |
Access to campgrounds. North side of highway. |
| 50.8 81.8 |
Community of Modena, New York |
Junction of Highway #32, North access to communities of New Paltz, New York, Riften, New York and Eddyville, New York; South access to Plattekill, New York and Newburgh, New York. |
| 52.2 84.0 |
Junction of Highway #208 |
North access to community of New Paltz, New York ; South access to communities of Wallkill, New York and Walden, New York. |
| 52.4 84.3 |
Community of Gardiner, New York |
Access to campgrounds - North of highway. |
| 53.2 85.6 |
Junction of Ulsten County Roadway #19 |
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| 55.9 89.9 |
Junction of Ulsten County Roadway #7 |
South side of highway. |
| 56.5 91.0 |
View from highway |
View from highway driving West. |
| 59.7 96.0 |
Junction of Highway #299. |
Access to the Shawangunk State Forest, New York. |
| 63.6 102.3 |
Roadside turnout |
Access to hiking trail - North side of highway. |
| 64.8 104.3 |
Roadside turnout |
Paved with scenic viewpoint. Photo is looking at the Catskills mountain. |
| 65.2 105.0 |
Roadside turnout |
Large, gravel, no services - North side of highway. |
| 68.1 109.6 |
Point of Information |
Crossing the Rondout Creek. |
| 68.4 110.0 |
Junction of US Highway #209  |
North access to communities of Kerhonkson, New York, Stone Ridge, New York and Kingston, New York; South access to communities of Ellenville, New York, Summitville, New York and Port Jervis, New York. |
| 68.4 110.0 |
Junction of US Highway #209 |
For travel south via U S highway # 209 See Milebymile Road Map Highway Travel Guide - U S highway # 209 Kerhonkson to Port Jervis & New Jersey State Line for driving directions. Start/finish of highway travel guide. - Se
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