Haverstraw in Rockland County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Hudson River

Photographed by David Feibusch

1. Hudson River Marker

Inscription.
The widest part of the Hudson River occurs here. The river is 19,000 feet wide at this point.

Erected 1976.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 41° 11.647′ N, 73° 57.603′ W. Marker is in Haverstraw, New York, in Rockland County. It is at the intersection of First Street and Elks Drive, on the left when traveling south on First Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Haverstraw NY 10927, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Hudson Valley

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Haverstraw King's Daughters Public Library

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Brick Industry (approx. ¼ mile away); African Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Haverstraw Landslide Disaster (approx. half a mile away); Haverstraw World War I Monument (approx. 0.8 miles away); De Harte Patent (approx. 0.8 miles away); Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya (approx. 0.8 miles away); Killed in Action in Afghanistan (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Haverstraw.

Photographed by David Feibusch

2. Hudson River Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2025, by David Feibusch of White Plains, New York. This page has been viewed 107 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 11, 2025, by David Feibusch of White Plains, New York. 2. submitted on August 16, 2025, by David Feibusch of White Plains, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.