Cottekill, New York Explained

Official Name:Cottekill, New York
Settlement Type:hamlet
Pushpin Map:New York
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of New York
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:New York
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Ulster
Area Total Sq Mi:2.416
Area Land Sq Mi:2.395
Area Water Sq Mi:0.021
Population As Of:2014
Population Total:451
Population Density Sq Mi:188
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:295
Coordinates:41.8514°N -74.1022°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:12419
Area Code:845
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID

Cottekill is a small hamlet in the northwest part of the Town of Rosendale, Ulster County, New York, United States. Located in the Rondout Valley, it is approximately 2.25 miles east of the hamlet of Stone Ridge, 2.5 miles northwest of Rosendale Village, 8.75 miles south of the city of Kingston and 10.9 miles north of the village of New Paltz. As of 2014, the population was listed at 451.

Institutions and points of interest

Cottekill features a Post Office (12419) and has its own fire department, Cottekill Volunteer Fire Company. The Brookside School, a private school for children with developmental disabilities is located here as well as the Sustainable Living Resource Center, a project of Sustainable Hudson Valley. SUNY Ulster, a community college, is nearby in Stone Ridge.

There is also the Marbletown-Rosendale Rail Trail, curving along the old New York, Ontario and Western Railway (O&W) tracks, paralleling Lucas Avenue. It starts at Leggett Road, crosses the Cottekill Creek on a wooden footbridge and travels north to Cottekill Road, past the Cottekill Fire House. It continues north from the firehouse, along the O&W path, crosses Marcott Road and comes out on Route 209.

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