Located just 15 miles north of the United States Military Academy at West Point New Windsor benefits from a significant degree of tourist trade. The community boasts a rich historic legacy that includes cultural attractions like the Knox Headquarters, the New Windsor Cantonment, Patton House, Last Encampment, and Edmonston House. Serving as a bedroom community as well as a center for limited business activity, this reason is home to commuters and those who are employed locally. Among the recreational amenities are Crestview Lake, sports leagues, ball fields, playgrounds, tennis courts, a skating rink, a senior center, and supervised programs. Metro-North commuter rail service and buses are available to New York City, and several routes link to major thoroughfares: Routes 94, 32, 207, and 300. LaGuardia, Stewart, and Kennedy international airports are all accessible.