Croton-on-Hudson, New York
Croton-on-Hudson is a village of 8,202 people in Westchester County, New York.
Why visit Croton-on-Hudson
Townapedia lists 23 museums and landmarks, 25 parks and trails, 31 places to eat and 7 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Van Cortlandt Manor, Aaron Copland House, Croton Point Park and Brinton Brook Sanctuary.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 83°F; January lows average 17°F, and about 40 inches of snow fall in a normal year.
Weather in Croton-on-Hudson
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Croton-on-Hudson
Croton-on-Hudson is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 8,327 at the 2020 United States census over 8,070 at the 2010 census. It is located in the town of Cortlandt as part of New York City's northern suburbs. The village was incorporated in 1898.
From the Wikipedia article Croton-on-Hudson, New York (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do7
Museums and landmarks23
Van Cortlandt Manor
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 1.6 mi
In Westchester County, New York
Aaron Copland House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.1 mi
Historic house in New York, United States
Asbury United Methodist Church and Bethel Chapel and Cemetery
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 1.1 mi
Church building in New York, United States of America
Brandreth Pill Factory
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.4 mi
Historic industrial complex located on Water Street in Ossining, New York, United States
Croton North Railroad Station
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 0.4 mi
Railway station in Croton-on-Hudson, the United States of America
Dale Cemetery
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.6 mi
Cemetery in Ossining, Westchester County, New York, United States
Downtown Ossining Historic District
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.9 mi
Older core of village in Westchester County, New York
Fowler Library Building
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.2 mi
Historic building in New York, Haverstraw, United States
Highland Cottage
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 4.0 mi
Historic house in Ossining, New York, United States
MV Commander
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.5 mi
Historic motor vessel
The Homestead
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.5 mi
Listed on the NRHP in Haverstraw, New York
United States Post Office
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.2 mi
Government building in Haverstraw, New York
11 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds25
Croton Gorge Park
Park · 2.6 mi
Park in New York, United States of America, United States of America
.jpg){kind=link}
Teatown Lake Reservation
Park · 3.5 mi
Nature reserve and education center in New York
Mayo's Landing
Park · 1.6 mi
Access is for Croton-on-Harmon residents or people with NYS Fishing Licenses
13 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes31
105 Twenty Bar and Grill
Diner · American · 0.9 mi
120 Grand Street, Croton-on-Hudson
Mo-Th 12:00-21:30;Fr-Sa 12:00-22:00;Su 12:00-21:00
Capriccio Pizzeria & Restaurant
Restaurant · Pizza · 1.3 mi
337 South Riverside Avenue, Croton-on-Hudson
Mo-Sa 11:00-22:00; Su 11:00-21:30
D Thai Kitchen
Restaurant · Thai · 0.4 mi
49 North Riverside Avenue, Croton-on-Hudson
Tu-Su 11:00-22:00
Piato Greek Kitchen
Restaurant · Greek · 0.9 mi
173 South Riverside Avenue, Croton-on-Hudson
Su-Th 11:30-21:00; Fr-Sa 11:30-21:30
Asagao Sushi
Restaurant · Sushi, Ramen · 1.0 mi
Su, Tu-Th 11:30-14:30, 15:30-21:00; Fr-Sa 11:30-14:30, 15:30-21:30
The Blue Pig Ice Cream Shop
Ice cream · 0.9 mi
121 Maple Street, Croton-on-Hudson
Tu-Th 11:00-21:00; Fr,Sa 11:00-22:00; Su 11:00-21:00
Croton Colonial Diner
Restaurant · American, Greek, Regional · 1.1 mi
221 South Riverside Avenue, Croton-on-Hudson
Hunan Wok III
Restaurant · Chinese · 0.9 mi
125 Grand Street, Croton-on-Hudson
Mo-Th 10:30-22:00; Fr-Sa 10:30-22:30; Su 12:00-22:00
Bagels on Hudson
Restaurant · Bagel, Deli · 1.0 mi
171 South Riverside Avenue, Croton-on-Hudson
19 more on the map.
History
Humans have lived in the area that would become Croton-on-Hudson since at least 7000 BC. The Kitchawanc tribe, part of the Wappinger Confederacy of the Algonquian peoples, signed a peace treaty with the newly arriving Dutch people at Croton Point in 1645, now commemorated by a plaque in the park there.
Stephanus van Cortlandt began acquiring land in the area to build a manor in 1677, the same year he became mayor of New York City. It was granted by royal patent in 1697 as the Manor of Cortlandt, including the area known as Croton Landing where the Croton River meets the Hudson River, where the manor house was built. A 1718 census reported 91 inhabitants, including Dutch settlers and English Quakers. People worked the manor primarily as farmers or millers.
In the mid- to late 1800s first the Croton Dam, then the New Croton Dam, and the Croton Aqueduct were built on the Croton River to supply New York City, along with the New York Central Railroad station on the Hudson River. Many Irish, Italian and German immigrants moved to the area to work on those projects, increasing the population dramatically. By 1898, when the Village incorporated, the population was 1,000 people, growing to 1,700 people in the early 1900s.
From the History section of Croton-on-Hudson, New York on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship9
Calvary Baptist Church
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 4.0 mi
First Baptist Church of Ossining
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 3.9 mi
St. Augustine's Episcopal Church Complex
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 0.7 mi
Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church
Church · Roman Catholic · 0.9 mi
110 Grand Street, Croton-on-Hudson
St. Augustine's Episcopal Church
Church · Episcopal · 0.8 mi
6 Old Post Road North, Croton-on-Hudson
Temple Israel of Northern Westchester
Place of worship · Reform · 1.2 mi
31 Glengary Road, Croton-on-Hudson
Asbury United Methodist Church
Church · United Methodist · 1.0 mi
17 Old Post Road South, Croton-on-Hudson
Shopping5
Gas and EV charging4
Schools, colleges and libraries34
Croton-Harmon High School
School · 1.0 mi
36 Old Post Road South, Croton-on-Hudson
Buchanan-Verplanck Elementary School
School · 4.2 mi
160 Westchester Ave, Buchanan
Furnace Woods Elementary School
School · 3.5 mi
239 Watch Hill Rd, Cortlandt Manor
Healthcare3
Map of Croton-on-Hudson
141 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 17°F | 3.7 in | 8.8 in |
| Feb | 39°F | 18°F | 3.1 in | 12.6 in |
| Mar | 47°F | 25°F | 4.1 in | 8.2 in |
| Apr | 60°F | 36°F | 3.9 in | 1.8 in |
| May | 70°F | 46°F | 3.9 in | 0.0 in |
| Jun | 78°F | 55°F | 5.0 in | 0.0 in |
| Jul | 83°F | 61°F | 4.3 in | 0.0 in |
| Aug | 81°F | 59°F | 4.3 in | 0.0 in |
| Sep | 74°F | 52°F | 4.8 in | 0.0 in |
| Oct | 62°F | 41°F | 4.6 in | 0.0 in |
| Nov | 51°F | 32°F | 4.2 in | 0.5 in |
| Dec | 41°F | 23°F | 4.4 in | 7.6 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Yorktown Hts 1W Hcn (7 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Westchester County has had 21 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for hurricanes.
- 2024-01-30: Severe Storm And Flooding (Flood)
- 2021-09-05: Remnants Of Hurricane Ida (Hurricane)
- 2021-09-02: Remnants Of Hurricane Ida (Hurricane)
- 2021-08-22: Hurricane Henri (Hurricane)
- 2020-10-02: Tropical Storm Isaias (Hurricane)
- 2020-03-20: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Westchester County Airport (HPN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 14 miles away.
- Crugers 2 mi northwest, about 3 min by car
- Haverstraw 3 mi southwest, about 5 min by car
- Ossining 4 mi south, about 7 min by car
- West Haverstraw 4 mi west, about 7 min by car
- Buchanan 4 mi northwest, about 7 min by car
- Congers 5 mi southwest, about 8 min by car
- Stony Point 5 mi west, about 8 min by car
- Peekskill 5 mi north, about 9 min by car
- Briarcliff Manor 6 mi southeast, about 9 min by car
- New City 6 mi southwest, about 10 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
Loading what members have shared...
Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Croton-on-Hudson Dummy Light, Astrocog, CC BY-SA 3.0
- NY 9A nb in Croton-on-Hudson, April 2026, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Van-cortland-manor, Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Benjamin Brandreth Grave, Pmcyclist, Public domain
- Washington School, Ossining, NY, Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Old Croton North station, Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0
- First Baptist Church of Ossining, NY, Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Downtown Ossining, NY (2), Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Highland Cottage, Ossining, NY, Doug Kerr from Albany, New York, United States. Cropped and color-corrected slightly by Daniel Case prior to upload, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Calvary Baptist Church, Ossining, NY, Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0
- The Homestead, Haverstraw, NY, Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Brandreth Pill Factory buildings, Ossining, NY, Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Haverstraw, NY, post office, Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Aaron Copland House, Cortlandt Manor, NY, Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0
- MV Commander July 2018, Godsfriendchuck, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Haverstraw King's Daughters Public Library, Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0
- FISHING IN THE HUDSON RIVER FROM CROTON POINT PARK, Wil Blanche, Public domain
- Tea Town Lake, Rolfmueller, CC BY-SA 4.0
- New Croton Dam from below, The original uploader was Kherde56 at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 2.5
- ISS036-E-48505 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS036-E-48507 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS040-E-96097 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS036-E-48506 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- CrotonNY UnderhillAckerHouse, Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0
- CrotonNY StAugustinesParishHouse, Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0
- CrotonNY StAugustinesChurch, Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0
- NY 9A nb at NY 129, April 2026, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Croton NY Fire Dept, SteveStrummer, CC0
- Dobbs Park-Croton NY, SteveStrummer, CC0
- Croton-Harmon High School (52430525973), ajay_suresh, CC0
- Shoreliner III, Mnrr.6131, CC BY-SA 4.0
- CrotonNY BethelAMEChapel, Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0
- CrotonNY BethelCemetery, Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Quiche Ring, Milimetric, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Croton Point Av RR building 2023 jeh, Jim.henderson, CC BY 4.0
- Water Level at Harmon (8157898214), Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York, CC BY 2.0
- Croton Aqueduct at Mill River. (3990094729), New York Public Library, No restrictions
- ShopRite (52429650107), ajay_suresh, CC BY 2.0
- 20000220 04 Amtrak Croton Harmon, NY (7049006837), David Wilson from Oak Park, Illinois, USA, CC BY 2.0
- Croton Point Park, danger low flying, 16C176, RHaworth ( talk · contribs ), CC BY-SA 4.0
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
Page built October 30, 2026. Spotted a mistake? Tell us or suggest a place.