Beacon New York
I would like to travel back to Beacon, New York, which is just east of Newburgh across the Hudson River. ... Beacon is 75 miles south of Albany, and 74 miles north of New York City. ... Beacon. ... In the southern part are some of the highest peaks of the Highlands, including the Old Beacon, which raises its crest 1,471 feet, and the New Beacon, which towers 1,685 feet above tide. ... As a whole, the county is highly fertile, producing abundantly wheat, rye, corn, oats, and grass, and an immense amount of produce is annually exported to New York.