Watchung Reservation
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.Photo: Bhousel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lake Surprise and Governor Livingston High School.
Lake Surprise
Lake
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.
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. Childrens Specialized Hospital is situated 1½ miles southeast of Watchung Reservation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mountainside and Murray Hill.
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.
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.
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. New Providence is situated 1½ miles northwest of Watchung Reservation.
Watchung Reservation
- Type: Park
- Description: largest nature reserve in Union County, New Jersey, US
- Categories: protected area and recreation area
- Location: Union County, Gateway, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.68334° or 40° 41′ northLongitude
-74.37845° or 74° 22′ 42″ westElevation
292 feet (89 metres)Operator
Union CountyOpen location code
87G7MJMC+8JOpenStreetMap ID
way 1332522330OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
5106138Wikidata ID
Q7973199
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Satellite Map
Discover Watchung Reservation from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
“Watchung Reservation” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Watchung Reservation”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Watchung Circle and Bell Laboratories.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Badgley House (#13) and Surprise Lake Dam.
Union County: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Elizabeth, Summit, Linden, and Rahway.
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