Shongum
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Randolph, New Jersey, United States of America
- Also known as: “Shongum, New Jersey”
Places of Interest
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.
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 Shongum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Union Hill and Mount Freedom.
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. Union Hill is situated 1½ miles north of Shongum.
Mount Freedom
Hamlet
Mount Freedom is an unincorporated community located within Randolph in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP code 07869. Mount Freedom is situated 2½ miles southwest of Shongum.
Morris Plains
Village
Morris Plains is a borough in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 6,153, an increase of 621 from the 2010 census count of 5,532, which in turn reflected an increase of 296 from the 5,236 counted in the 2000 census. Morris Plains is situated 3 miles southeast of Shongum.
Shongum
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Randolph, Morris County, Skylands, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.84427° or 40° 50′ 39″ northLongitude
-74.53294° or 74° 31′ 59″ westElevation
774 feet (236 metres)Open location code
87G7RFV8+PROpenStreetMap ID
node 158846221OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Shongum” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “尚格姆 (新澤西州)”
- Chinese: “尚格姆”
- French: “Shongum”
- South Azerbaijani: “شونقوم، نیوجرسی”
- Turkish: “Shongum”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Butterworth Farms and Mill Brook.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Trowbridge Mountain and Openaki Lake.
Morris County: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Morristown, Madison, Dover, and Boonton.
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