Overview
Mount Vernon is a city in Westchester County in New York.
1 sights · 2 places to eat
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Best things about Mount Vernon
Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site
A National Historic Site with an 18th-century church used as a Revolutionary War hospital and a cemetery with burial stones dating to 1704. Open from 9AM to 5PM Monday through Friday, and usually the second Saturday of e…
Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: May–Oct. Summer highs reach about 84°F; winter lows dip to about 22°F. Cold months (Jan, Feb) can bring snow and ice; check road conditions. Wettest: Oct and Jun. (climate data from nearby Pleasantville)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- LGA LaGuardia Airport, New York — 10 mi away (major hub). Directions
- HPN Westchester County Airport, White Plains — 12 mi away. Directions
Metro North is also a convenient means of getting here from Yankee Stadium, the Bronx Zoo, and the Botanical Garden.
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Get in
By train
- Metro-North Railroad - Harlem line, service to Mount Vernon East (New Haven line) and Mount Vernon West and Fleetwood (Harlem line) stations from New York City's Grand Central Terminal takes about 30 minutes. On-board train fares are subject to a stiff surcharge, so buy your tickets at the station or at the vending machines.
Metro North is also a convenient means of getting here from Yankee Stadium, the Bronx Zoo, and the Botanical Garden.
By car
Several parkways (no trucks!) are nearby, including the Bronx River Parkway just to the west, the Hutchinson River Parkway just to the west, and the Cross-County Parkway, which provides cars (not trucks!) access to the Saw Mill River Parkway and the New York State Thruway. Interstate 95 is just south of the city.
By bus
Several Westchester County Bee-Line Bus routes serve Mount Vernon, including those connecting it to the Amtrak stations at Yonkers and New Rochelle.
See
See Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site
A National Historic Site with an 18th-century church used as a Revolutionary War hospital and a cemetery with burial stones dating to 1704. Open from 9AM to 5PM Monday through Friday, and usually the second Saturday of each month from noon to 4PM. Beginning in July 2012, the site will be open from 1PM to 9PM on the first Thursday of each month.
Eat
Eat The Bayou Restaurant
Lively bar has live music Thursday, Friday, Saturday nights.
Nearby
Pelham
City / town · 6 listings · 1 mi away
Bronxville
City / town · 3 listings · 2 mi away
Yonkers
City / town · 43 listings · 3 mi away
New Rochelle
City / town · 22 listings · 3 mi away
Tuckahoe
City / town · 21 listings · 3 mi away
Eastchester
City / town · 2 listings · 3 mi away
Larchmont
City / town · 5 listings · 4 mi away
Palisades
Park · 5 mi away
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