Openaka Lake Dam
Openaka Lake Dam is a dam in Denville Township, Morris County, New Jersey. Openaka Lake Dam is situated nearby to the hamlet Union Hill, as well as near Shongum.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Morris County, New Jersey, United States of America
- Also known as: “Openaki Lake Dam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital and Watnong Mountain.
Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital
Hospital
Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital refers to a former psychiatric hospital and the building it occupied in Morris Plains, New Jersey. The facility was built in 1876 to alleviate overcrowding at the state's only other "lunatic asylum", in Trenton, New Jersey. Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital is situated 1½ miles southeast of Openaka Lake Dam.
Watnong Mountain
Peak
Photo: Magpieturtle, CC BY 4.0.
Watnong Mountain is a mountain in Morris County, New Jersey. The major peak rises to 965 feet. It is located in Parsippany-Troy Hills Township and overlooks Morris Plains to the east. Watnong Mountain is situated 2 miles east of Openaka Lake Dam.
Dover station
Railway station
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dover is an active commuter railroad train station in the town of Dover, Morris County, New Jersey. Located at the end of electric service, Dover station serves as a secondary terminal of NJ Transit's Morristown and Montclair–Boonton Lines. Dover station is situated 2½ miles northwest of Openaka Lake Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Union Hill and Shongum.
Union Hill
Hamlet
Denville Township is a township in Morris County, in the northern portion of the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a commuter town of New York City in the New York metropolitan area, located 35 miles west of Manhattan.
Shongum
Hamlet
Shongum is an unincorporated community located within Randolph Township in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located near Shongum Lake.
Dover
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dover is a town in central Morris County, New Jersey with a small city feel. It is home to many Hispanic shops and restaurants. It was once an industrial town with machine shops, iron and mill works, and textile factories.
Openaka Lake Dam
Latitude
40.85649° or 40° 51′ 23″ northLongitude
-74.52696° or 74° 31′ 37″ westElevation
669 feet (204 metres)Open location code
87G7VF4F+H6OpenStreetMap ID
node 357734638OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
“Openaka Lake Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Openaka Lake Dam”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Franklin and Victory Gardens.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Creek and Greystone Station Fire Tower.
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