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Tri-State Rock (Monument) notes the point where Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey meet - even if it is 475 or so feet away. |
It's not often you can locate the spot where three states meet. And if you want to go to the exact spot where Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey meet well you'd have to take a boat or canoe out to the middle of the Delaware River to find it. However, for the non-adventurous, you can come pretty close to it, and there's a monument to go with it.
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The Neversink River (on left) flowing into the Delaware. It is out here where the three states actually meet. |
Tri-State Rock is located in Port Jervis, New York and is the "unofficial" point where the three states meet. The location of the Tri-Point is where two rivers, the Neversink and Delaware, meet. Tri-State Rock is
known historically as Carpenter's Point and a monument noting the tri-point has been in place here since 1882.
There are actually two monuments located here. The Tri-Point Monument which sits at the end of the peninsula as close to the actual tri-point as possible, and the Witness Monument (shown above) located on somewhat higher ground from the Tri-Point monument while standing directly under a bridge carrying Interstate 84.
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Yours truly at Tri-State Rock. Here I thought I was in three states at once, but wasn't. |
Though this marker is technically not in Pennsylvania - it is a quirkly little stop that is easy to get to. Just take Interstate 84 Exit 1 in New York and a few local roads which includes a trip through a cemetery to get there.
How to get there:
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