Stony Point

The questions people ask first about Stony Point, one line each. Tap a card for the full answer.

• Cash or card?Currency is the US dollar (USD, $).United States-wide
• SIM or eSIMAT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile cover the country; prepaid SIMs at their stores and Walmart/Target (passport required), or an eSIM before you fly.United States-wide
• Tap waterTap water is drinkable nearly everywhere; boil or treat water from streams in parks.United States-wide
• TippingSit-down restaurant: 18–22% of the pre-tax bill.United States-wide
• Plugs & powerSockets A/B. US/Canada (A/B): fits · UK/Ireland (G): adapter · Australia/NZ (I): adapter. 120 V: UK and AU 230 V-only devices need a converter; most chargers are dual-voltage.United States-wide
• SafetyLow street crime for a US suburb; the real risks are Route 9W traffic, ticks and uneven ground on the battlefield and park trails, and winter ice.

Typical prices for the everyday things, as ranges. Your currency is shown next to the local price.

• CoffeeCoffee to go$3–5
• Sit-down mealSit-down dinner, one personTip 18–22% on the pre-tax total.$20–35
• Street or quick mealDiner breakfast$12–18
• BeerDraught beer in a bar$7–9
• Taxi, about 5 km (3 mi)Taxi, about 3 mi (5 km)5 mi taxi or rideshareSurcharges at peak times$18–28
• Budget bedChain hotel near Nanuet or Suffern, a night, per roomUS$130
• Mid-range bedRoute 9W motel double room, a night, per roomUS$160
• High-end bedRoute 9W motel double room, a night, per roomUS$240

A day, not counting the bed: Budget US$80 · Mid US$160 · High US$300

Prices in local money; change the currency in the header to see yours next to them. Every price and the budget calculator →

What the city is known for, how you fly in, and where to find the phrases.

Airports

EWR Newark Liberty International (About 38 mi south; the simplest drive of the three, no Manhattan crossings.) · LGA LaGuardia (About 32 mi south but needs two bridge crossings and a drive through New York City; allow extra time.) · JFK John F. Kennedy International (About 42 mi south, also two bridge crossings and a longer run through the city.)

High / low, both scales · rd = rain days

Budget

$70–110 excl. bed

Mid

$130–200 excl. bed

High

$250+ excl. bed

• No train station in Stony Point: you need a car, a taxi or a bus plus a walk.
• Battlefield and lighthouse hours are seasonal and limited; check the New York State Parks site before you drive.
• Lighthouse tours run on weekends only when the site is open.
• Cell signal is patchy on the Harriman and Bear Mountain trails; carry water and a paper map.
• Route 9W is a fast two-lane road with no sidewalk in stretches: cross at lights.