Alpine is located in Schuyler County, New York, which was named in honor of General Philip Schuyler of the American Revolutionary War. Major attractions within minutes of include the Gray Brick Tavern Museum Library and the Museum of the Earth, where you can view a 500-foot mural depicting fossils from the dawn of macroscopic life to the present as well the skeletons of the Hyde Park Mastodon. Some of the businesses in Alpine are Wixson's 24 Hour Heating Service and Stevenson Jeff Building & Remodeling. One of the best places to visit when you are in Alpine is the nearby Watkins Glen State Park, located just 10 minutes away and with fishing nearby and an Olympic-size pool, scheduled summer tours through the gorge, tent and trailer campsites and picnic facilities.