Lake Hopatcong
Lake Hopatcong is the largest freshwater body in New Jersey, United States, about 4 square miles in area. Located 30 miles from the Delaware River and 40 miles from Manhattan, New York City, the lake forms part of the border between Sussex and Morris counties in the state's northern highlands region.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Reservoir
- Description: the largest freshwater body in New Jersey
- Also known as: “Brooklyn Pond”, “Grate Pond”, “Great Pond”, “Hapakonoesson”, “Hopatung Pond”, “Hupatkong Pond”, “Huppacong”, and “Huppakong Lake”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Raccoon Island and Hopatcong High School.
Raccoon Island
Island
Raccoon Island is an island on Lake Hopatcong in New Jersey, comprising about 50 acres with mixed private homes and lots. It is part of Jefferson Township, in Morris County, New Jersey.
Hopatcong High School
School
Hopatcong High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from Hopatcong, in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as the lone secondary school of the Hopatcong Public Schools. Hopatcong High School is situated 2½ miles southwest of Lake Hopatcong.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mount Arlington and Hopatcong.
Mount Arlington
Village
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Mount Arlington is a borough in western Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 5,909, an increase of 859 from the 2010 census count of 5,050, which in turn reflected an increase of 387 from the 4,663 counted in the 2000 census. Mount Arlington is situated 1½ miles south of Lake Hopatcong.
Hopatcong
Town
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Hopatcong is a borough in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 14,362, a decrease of 785 from the 2010 census count of 15,147, which in turn reflected a decline of 741 from the 15,888 counted in the 2000 census. Hopatcong is situated 1½ miles southwest of Lake Hopatcong.
Landing
Hamlet
Landing is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Roxbury Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. The community is located at the south end of Lake Hopatcong near Hopatcong State Park. Landing is situated 3½ miles southwest of Lake Hopatcong.
Lake Hopatcong
- Category: body of water
- Location: Sussex County, Skylands, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Lake Hopatcong” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Brooklyn Pond”
- Dutch: “Lake Hopatcong”
- Finnish: “Lake Hopatcong”
- German: “Lake Hopatcong”
- Italian: “Lago Hopatcong”
- Welsh: “Llyn Hopatcong”
- “Hopatcong”
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Highlights include Davis Cove and Bishops Rock.
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