Riker Hill Fossil Site
Riker Hill Fossil Site is a 16-acre paleontological site in Roseland in Essex County, New Jersey, United States, located at the south western side of the borough at the border between Roseland and Livingston.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Grover Cleveland Park and Caldwell College.
Grover Cleveland Park
Park
Grover Cleveland Park, the seventh-largest park in the Essex County, New Jersey, USA, county-park system, is a heavily wooded park covering 41.48 acres of waterways, including Pine Brook Creek, which runs through the park feeding a small pond at the lower end.
Caldwell College
University
Caldwell University is a private Catholic university in Caldwell, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1939 by the Sisters of St. Dominic, the university is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, chartered by the State of New Jersey, and registered with the Regents of the University of the State of New York. Caldwell College is situated 1½ miles northeast of Riker Hill Fossil Site.
Grover Cleveland Birthplace
Park
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The Grover Cleveland Birthplace is a historic site located at 207 Bloomfield Avenue in Caldwell, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. It is the only house museum dedicated to U.S. President Grover Cleveland. Grover Cleveland Birthplace is situated 2 miles northeast of Riker Hill Fossil Site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Roseland and Essex Fells.
Roseland
Village
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Roseland is a borough in western Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 6,299, an increase of 480 from the 2010 census count of 5,819, which in turn reflected an increase of 521 from the 5,298 counted in the 2000 census.
Essex Fells
Village
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Essex Fells is a borough in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 2,244, an increase of 131 from the 2010 census count of 2,113, which in turn had reflected a decline of 49 from the 2,162 counted in the 2000 census.
West Caldwell
Town
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West Caldwell is a township located in the West Essex area in northwestern Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located approximately 16 miles west of Manhattan and 6 miles northwest of Newark. West Caldwell is situated 1½ miles north of Riker Hill Fossil Site.
Riker Hill Fossil Site
- Type: Park
- Description: paleontological site in New Jersey, US
- Category: protected area
- Location: Essex County, Gateway, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Harrison Elementary School and Mt. Pleasant Middle School.
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