Watchtower, New York Explained

Official Name:Watchtower, New York
Settlement Type:CDP
Pushpin Map:New York
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:New York
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Ulster
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.84
Area Land Km2:1.84
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.71
Area Land Sq Mi:0.71
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1709
Population Density Km2:928.39
Population Density Sq Mi:2403.66
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:105
Elevation Ft:344
Coordinates:41.6378°N -74.2603°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:12589
Area Code:845
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:36-78487
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2631241

Watchtower is a hamlet (and census-designated place) located in the Town of Shawangunk, Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 1,709 at the 2020 census.

It is owned and operated by the Watchtower Society (a legal entity of Jehovah's Witnesses) and has been in operation since 1963.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. The Watchtower, September 15, 1983, page 27