The Town of Claverack, located in Columbia County, including the Village of Philmont is located on the east side of the Hudson River, east of the City of Hudson and within one hours driving time to several major cities including Schenectady, Troy, Albany and Rensselaer to the north, Poughkeepsie and Kingston to the south and Pittsfield and Springfield, Massachusetts to the east. This same travel time encompasses all or part of nine New York state counties; Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga. Schenectady and Ulster Counties in New York as well as Berkshire County and several others in Massachusetts.

The Town of Claverack incorporates one of the most picturesque areas of the Hudson Valley. With its significant creeks and their tributaries surrounded by rolling hills, rural pasture, elegant estates and historic homes, the Town of Claverack affords its residents of a truly unique natural beauty and magnificent vista at every turn. Gentle nestled between the Hudson River to its west and the Berkshire Mountains of Massachusetts to its east, the Town of Claverack has it all.