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This is the current conditions weather report for West Point. The report was made 69 minutes ago, at 08:45 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 7 miles per hour / 11.1 kilometers per hour from the westnorthwest (290°). The temperature was 41°F / 5°C, with a dew-point at 41°F / 5°C. The temperature felt like 37°F / 3°C. The atmospheric pressure was 30.06 inHg / 1019 hPa. The relative humidity was 49%. The skies were mostly cloudy.
West Point is a federal military base (and a census-designated place) located in the Town of Highlands in Orange County, New York, USA. The population was 7,138 at the 2000 census. The United States Military Academy is located at West Point and has often itself been called "West Point."
The United States Military Academy, also known as West Point, or simply USMA (or Army, for NCAA purposes), is a United States Army post and service academy. West Point was first a military post under the command of Benedict Arnold. Established in 1802, it is the oldest military academy in the United States. Students are referred to as cadets. Collectively, graduates are known as "The Long Gray Line" because of the color of cadet uniforms and the unbroken line of West Point graduates. West Point trains more United States Army officers than any other institution, and a high proportion of distinguished American generals have been West Point graduates. Currently, over 900 graduates are commissioned as U.S. Army lieutenants every year, representing 25% of new lieutenants commissioned.
West Point was a fortified site during the Revolutionary War. General Benedict Arnold attempted to turn over the site to the British Army in 1782 for a bribe. In 1937 the West Point Bullion Depository was constructed, in 1988 it became the West Point Mint, as a branch of the United States Mint.
West Point is located at 41.370933, -74.042851. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 64.9 km² (25.1 mi²); 63.0 km² (24.3 mi²) land and 1.9 km² (0.7 mi²) water. West Point and the contiguous village of Highland Falls, New York, are on the west bank of the Hudson River.