Franklin Swamp

Franklin Swamp is a swamp in Bergen County, Gateway, New Jersey. Franklin Swamp is situated nearby to the suburb Pines Lake, as well as near the town Oakland.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve and Barnert Temple.

Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve

Nature reserve

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Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve is a 147 acre public nature reserve located mostly within Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, with a tiny portion extending into North Haledon, New Jersey. Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve is situated 2 miles southeast of Franklin Swamp.

Barnert Temple

Synagogue

The Barnert Memorial Temple is a Reform Jewish synagogue located at 747 Route 208 South, in Franklin Lakes, Bergen County, New Jersey, in the United States. The congregation is led by Rabbi Rachel Steiner. Barnert Temple is situated 2 miles northeast of Franklin Swamp.

Schuyler–Colfax House

Museum

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The Schuyler–Colfax House is located at 2343 Paterson Hamburg Turnpike in Wayne, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. The house was built in 1695 by Arent Schuyler. Schuyler–Colfax House is situated 2½ miles west of Franklin Swamp.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pines Lake and Oakland.

Pines Lake

Suburb

Pines Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located on a lake in Wayne, in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, Pines Lake had a population of 3,033.

Oakland

Town

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Oakland is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey and a suburb of New York City. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 12,748, a decrease of six people from the 2010 census count of 12,754, which in turn reflected an increase of 288 from the 12,466 counted in the 2000 census. Oakland is situated 2 miles north of Franklin Swamp.

Crystal Lake

Hamlet

Franklin Lakes is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 11,079, an increase of 489 from the 2010 census count of 10,590, which in turn reflected an increase of 168 from the 10,422 counted in the 2000 census. Crystal Lake is situated 2 miles northeast of Franklin Swamp.

Franklin Swamp

Type: Swamp
Category: body of water
Location: Bergen County, Gateway, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.99343° or 40° 59′ 36″ north

Longitude

-74.23265° or 74° 13′ 58″ west

Elevation

417 feet (127 metres)

Open location code

87G7XQV8+9W

GeoNames ID

5098258

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