Pocantico Hills is a hamlet in the town of Mount Pleasant, New York

Mount Pleasant, New York

Mount Pleasant is a town in Westchester County, New York, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 43,724.-Geography:...

, northeast of the village of Sleepy Hollow

Sleepy Hollow, New York

Sleepy Hollow is a village in the town of Mount Pleasant in Westchester County, New York, United States. It is located on the eastern bank of the Hudson River, about north of midtown Manhattan in New York City, and is served by the Philipse Manor stop on the Metro-North Hudson Line.Originally...

 and southwest of the village of Pleasantville

Pleasantville, New York

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. The area was originally settled by native Americans of the Wecquaesgeek tribes; "Pocantico" means "running between two hills," and the name is a reference to the meandering Pocantico River. Nestled between the Hudson River on the west and the Saw Mill River Parkway on the east, one finds pristine woodlands, brooks, 1000 acres (404.7 ha) of hiking trails, and nature walks an hour's drive from downtown Manhattan.

The Rockefeller family estate, Kykuit Manor

Kykuit

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, built by John Davison Rockefeller Sr.

John D. Rockefeller

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, is located in Pocantico Hills, as is the adjacent Rockefeller State Park Preserve

Rockefeller State Park Preserve

__notoc__Rockefeller State Park Preserve is a state park in Sleepy Hollow, New York, in the eastern foothills of the Hudson River in Westchester County. Common activities in the park include horse-riding, running, jogging, birdwatching, walking and sport fishing. The park has a rich history and was...

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The Union Church of Pocantico Hills

Union Church of Pocantico Hills

Union Church of Pocantico Hills is a historic church located at 555-559 Bedford Road in Pocantico Hills, New York. The church was built by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. in 1921, as part of his plans to develop the town of Pocantico Hills, which was below his estate Kykuit...

 is also in the hamlet. This quaint stone church was built by the Rockefeller family for their and the communities’s use. It features beautiful stained glass originals including one by Henri Matisse and nine by Marc Chagall. The Matisse window was his final piece prior to his death in 1954 and was commissioned by Nelson A. Rockefeller in memory of his mother, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller

Abby Aldrich Rockefeller

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, one of the founders of the Museum of Modern Art.

The Stone Barns agricultural center

Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture

Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture is a non-profit farm and educational center with a partner restaurant, Blue Hill at Stone Barns, located in Westchester County, New York. The Center was created on formerly belonging to the Rockefeller estate in Pocantico Hills by David Rockefeller and...

 was established in 2003 to demonstrate multi-cultural, self-sustaining farming techniques; it is host to the Blue Hill restaurant, a high-end eatery which features foodstuffs grown (or raised) on the Stone Barns property.

A photographer's paradise, the hamlet and park have invited countless photographers from the Audubon Society to Hollywood. Woody Allen's A Midsummers's Night Sex Comedy and The Rebound (2009) with Catherine Zeta-Jones

Catherine Zeta-Jones

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have been filmed amongst the wooded trails and quaint country lanes.
Population: 85

Town: Mount Pleasant

County: Westchester