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Hudson River

Also Known As: Mohegan, North River, Great River, Rio Hudson, Shattemuc, At-a-te-a, Ca-ho-ha-ta-te-a, Cahohatatea, Cahotatea, Chatemuc, Cohetaba, Cohohatatea, Fruy-de-yach-ka-mick, Grandissima Riviera, Great Creek, Great Kill, Groote Rivier, Groote Riviere, Grote River, Hudson's River, Hudsons River, Hudsons Ryver, Ma-ha-ke-negh-tuc, Mahakaneghtac, Mahicanituk, Mahicannittuck River, Mahikkannittuc, Manahatta, Manhattans River, Manhattans Rivier, Manhattes, Mauritius River, Maurits Rivier, Mehicanituck, Mi-con-a-cook, Mohegan-ittuck, Mohegan-ittuk, Mohican-nittuck, Mohicanittuck, Mohicanittuk, Montaigne Rivier, Noort Rivier, Norrdt Riviere, Ohioge, Oyoghi, Rio de Gamas, Rio de Montagne, Rio de San Antonio, River Manhattes, River of the Mountains, River Skaunataty, Riviere de Hudson, Riviere de Montagnes, Riviere van den Vorst Mauritius, San-a-ta-tea, Shatamuc, Shatemuc, Shattemuck, Ska-nek-ta-de, Skanetade, and Ohiió:ke Stream.

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Stream

Linear body of water flowing on the Earth's surface.
Related terms: anabranch, awawa, bayou, branch, brook, creek, distributary, fork, kill, pup, rio, river, run, slough
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New York County, New York
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GPS Coordinates

Latitude, Longitude:
40.6967694°, -74.0281957°
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Elevation

0 ft. (0 m.)

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US Topo Map

The USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) publishes a set of the most commonly used topographic maps of the U.S. called US Topo that are separated into rectangular quadrants that are printed at 22.75"x29" or larger. Hudson River is covered by the Jersey City, NJ US Topo Map quadrant

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Nearby Cities

New York, NY 2 mi
Red Hook, NY 2 mi
Brooklyn Heights, NY 2 mi
Communipaw, NJ 2 mi
South Brooklyn, NY 2 mi

Nearby Points of Interest

Castle Williams (historical) Man-made 0.5 mi
Castle William Light Man-made 0.5 mi
Fort Gibson (historical) Man-made 0.6 mi
Ellis Island National Monument (historical) Man-made 0.6 mi
Ellis Island Land 0.6 mi

Historical Weather

Below are weather averages from 1971 to 2000 according to data gathered from the nearest official weather station. The nearest weather station for both precipitation and temperature measurements is JERSEY C which is approximately 4 miles away and has an elevation of 135 feet (135 feet higher than Hudson River). Because the nearest station and this geographic feature may have differences in elevation and topography, the historic weather at the two separate locations may be different as well.

Average Daily Temperatures by Month (°F)

Average Monthly Precipitation (in inches)

Month Precip AVG High Temp AVG Low Temp
January 3.69" 36.4° 22.7°
February 2.94" 39.5° 24.0°
March 4.08" 47.6° 32.0°
April 4.06" 58.0° 42.2°
May 4.48" 68.4° 52.8°
June 3.45" 77.2° 62.5°
July 4.17" 82.5° 68.0°
August 4.05" 81.0° 66.3°
September 4.05" 73.9° 58.1°
October 3.50" 62.8° 46.9°
November 4.00" 52.2° 37.5°
December 3.86" 42.0° 28.0°

Summer High Temps

This location's average summer high temps are lower than 74% of other locations on record.

Winter Low Temps

This location's average winter low temps are higher than 61% of other locations on record.

Precipitation Levels

This location's average precipitation levels are higher than 74% of other locations on record.