East Branch Reservoir
East Branch Reservoir is a reservoir in Somerset County, Skylands, New Jersey. East Branch Reservoir is situated nearby to the hamlet Chimney Rock, as well as near the suburb Martinsville.Places of Interest
Highlights include Buttermilk Falls and Van Horne House.
Buttermilk Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Middle Brook is a tributary of the Raritan River in Somerset County, New Jersey. The stream can be referred to as Rha-weigh-weiros, a Native American name meaning "running from a deep hole", on early maps of the area.
Van Horne House
Museum
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Van Horne House is a historic building at 941 East Main Street near Bound Brook in Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey. The house was built c. 1750 and also known as Phil's Hill, after its owner, Philip Van Horne. Van Horne House is situated 1½ miles south of East Branch Reservoir.
Bridgewater station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bridgewater is a New Jersey Transit railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line, in Bridgewater, New Jersey. The station stands on the site of the former Calco station that served American Cyanamid prior to its closure. Bridgewater station is situated 2 miles south of East Branch Reservoir.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Martinsville and Bound Brook.
Martinsville
Suburb
Photo: Gary Miotla, CC BY 3.0.
Martinsville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located within Bridgewater Township in Somerset, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
Bound Brook
Town
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Bound Brook is a borough in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, located along the Raritan River. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 11,988, an increase of 1,586 from the 2010 census count of 10,402, which in turn reflected an increase of 247 from the 10,155 counted in the 2000 census. Bound Brook is situated 1½ miles southeast of East Branch Reservoir.
Bridgewater
Bridgewater is a township in New Jersey with a population of 44,000. It has a long history, having been created in 1749 and incorporated in 1798, and according to tradition was where the first official U.S. flag was unfurled.
East Branch Reservoir
- Type: Reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: Somerset County, Skylands, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.58594° or 40° 35′ 9″ northLongitude
-74.55654° or 74° 33′ 24″ westElevation
210 feet (64 metres)Open location code
87G7HCPV+99GeoNames ID
5097398
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