Where to go to see the solar eclipse April 8 in Dutchess County
The solar eclipse will be partially seen in Dutchess County for one minute on April 8, but there's an afternoon to make of it, if you want to see the entirety of the event.
In Poughkeepsie, the partial eclipse will start at 2:11:30 p.m. and will end at 4:36:40 p.m.
To find more viewing times of the eclipse in Dutchess County, select a location from the interactive map below.
The nearest spots in the path of totality are about a 3-hour drive away from Poughkeepsie.
To see the partial solar eclipse, here are some places close to home, where you'll be able to find an open view of the sky.
Bowdin Park: 85 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls
Drayton Grant Park at Burger Hill: 3158 NY-9G, Rhinebeck
James Baird State Park: 14 Maintenance Lane, Pleasant Valley
Poets’ Walk Park: 776 River Road, Red Hook
Quiet Cove Riverfront Park: 1 Clear Water Drive, Poughkeepsie
Staatsburgh State Historic Site: 75 Mills Mansion Drive, US-1, Staatsburg
Tymor Park: 8 Tymor Park Road, Lagrangeville
Upper Landing Park: 83 N Water St., Poughkeepsie
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site: 119 Vanderbilt Park Road, Hyde Park
Wilcox Memorial Park: NY-199, Stanfordville
This article originally appeared on Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin: 10 partial solar eclipse viewing spots in Dutchess County