New Hamburg, New York
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New Hamburg is a small hamlet along the Hudson River
Hudson River
The Hudson is a river that flows from north to south through eastern New York. The highest official source is at Lake Tear of the Clouds, on the slopes of Mount Marcy in the Adirondack Mountains. The river itself officially begins in Henderson Lake in Newcomb, New York...

 in Dutchess County
Dutchess County, New York
Dutchess County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. The 2010 census lists the population as 297,488...

, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

, best known as home of a popular marina
Marina
A marina is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats.A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships or cargo from freighters....

 and a busy Metro-North Railroad
Metro-North Railroad
The Metro-North Commuter Railroad , trading as MTA Metro-North Railroad, or, more commonly, Metro-North, is a suburban commuter rail service that is run and managed by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority , an authority of New York State. It is the busiest commuter railroad in the United...

 Hudson Line
Hudson Line (Metro-North)
Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line is a commuter rail line running north from New York City along the east shore of the Hudson River. Metro-North service ends at Poughkeepsie, with Amtrak's Empire Corridor trains continuing north to and beyond Albany...

 station
New Hamburg (Metro-North station)
The New Hamburg Metro-North Railroad station serves the residents of the Wappingers Falls, New York and the Town of Poughkeepsie, New York via the Hudson Line. Trains leave for New York City every hour on weekdays, and about every 25 minutes during rush hour...

. It is located in the southern corner of the Wappingers Falls.

The latitude of New Hamburg is 41.588N. The longitude is -73.945W.
It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 69 feet.

The Metro-North commuter train station has two tracks and platforms, with south-bound service to Grand Central Terminal, New York City (travel time: approx. 80 minutes) and north-bound service to Poughkeepsie, NY (travel time: approx. 10 minutes).

The New Hamburg Fire Department
New Hamburg Fire Department
The New Hamburg Fire District is the fire department that provides volunteer fire and EMS services to the residents of the Town Of Poughkeepsie. New Hamburg has two fire stations located in the southern end of the Town of Poughkeepsie. The fire district is staffed by 60 volunteer members along...

 provides Fire and Emergency Medical Service response for the entire hamlet of New Hamburg.

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