Lake Surprise
Lake Surprise is a reservoir made by Surprise Lake Dam on the Blue Brook in Watchung Reservation. On the border of Berkeley Heights and Mountainside in Union County, New Jersey, the lake was created in 1845 for David Felt's papermill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Watchung Reservation and Governor Livingston High School.
Watchung Reservation
Park
Photo: Bhousel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Watchung Reservation is the largest nature reserve in Union County, New Jersey, United States. The reservation consists mainly of the upper valley of Blue Brook, between the ridges of the First and Second Watchung Mountains.
Governor Livingston High School
School building
Governor Livingston High School is a comprehensive four-year co-educational public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades, located in Berkeley Heights, in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, and operating as the lone secondary school of the Berkeley Heights Public Schools.
Childrens Specialized Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Andrew nyr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Children's Specialized Hospital is a children's rehabilitation hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It has 140 beds. Founded in 1891, the hospital supports a wide range of research with five core areas of research focus - autism, mobility, cognition, brain injury, and chronic illness.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Murray Hill and Mountainside.
Murray Hill
Neighborhood
Murray Hill is an unincorporated community located within portions of both Berkeley Heights and New Providence, located in Union County, in the northern portion of the U.S. state of New Jersey.
Mountainside
Town
Photo: Tomwsulcer, CC0.
Mountainside is a borough in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough is located on a ridge in northern-central New Jersey, within the Raritan Valley and Rahway Valley regions in the New York metropolitan area.
New Providence
Town
Photo: Tomwsulcer, CC0.
Summit is a city in New Jersey. It is located in Union County and is about 20 miles from Manhattan. This article also covers the neighboring town of 1 New Providence.
Lake Surprise
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake of the United States of America
- Categories: reservoir and body of water
- Location: Union County, Gateway, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.68935° or 40° 41′ 22″ northLongitude
-74.37499° or 74° 22′ 30″ westElevation
269 feet (82 metres)Open location code
87G7MJQG+P2OpenStreetMap ID
way 39681472OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
5100237Wikidata ID
Q6477911
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake Surprise from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From French to Welsh—“Lake Surprise” goes by many names.
- French: “Lake Surprise”
- Welsh: “Llyn Surprise”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Watchung Circle and Woodland Park.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Girl Scout Cabin (#10) and Lake Surprise Boathouse (#11).
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