West Carteret
West Carteret is an unincorporated community located within Carteret in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Joseph Medwick Park is a greenway of parkland along the banks the Rahway River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in United States of America
- Also known as: “West Carteret, New Jersey”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Linden Airport and East Jersey State Prison.
Linden Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Quist, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Linden Airport is a mile southeast of downtown Linden, in Union County, New Jersey. Also known as Linden Municipal Airport, it is next to U.S. Route 1&9.
East Jersey State Prison
Prison
Photo: Jackie Finn-Irwin, CC BY 2.0.
East Jersey State Prison is a maximum security prison operated by the New Jersey Department of Corrections in Avenel, Woodbridge Township, New Jersey. It was established in 1896 as Rahway State Prison, and was the first reformatory in New Jersey, officially opening in 1901.
Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center
Prison
The Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center is a secure correctional facility operated by the New Jersey Department of Corrections. Its purpose is to provide treatment and incarceration for certain criteria meeting repetitive and compulsive male sex offenders who have been sentenced under the New Jersey Sex Offender Act.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carteret and Rahway.
Carteret
Town
Photo: Jared Kofsky, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Carteret is a borough in northeastern Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population reached 25,326, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 2,482 from the 2010 census count of 22,844, which in turn reflected an increase of 2,135 from the 20,709 counted in the 2000 census.
Rahway
Photo: Ray Mtz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rahway is a city in southern Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. A bedroom community of New York City, it is centrally located in the Rahway Valley region, in the New York metropolitan area.
Linden
Photo: General Magnaplate, CC BY 3.0.
Linden is a city of 42,000 people in New Jersey. Linden is a regional hub of Polish immigration and features a significant number of establishments featuring the food and culture of Poland.
West Carteret
Latitude
40.59455° or 40° 35′ 40″ northLongitude
-74.24626° or 74° 14′ 47″ westElevation
30 feet (9 metres)Open location code
87G7HQV3+RFOpenStreetMap ID
node 158898554OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to French—“West Carteret” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “西卡特里特 (新澤西州)”
- Chinese: “西卡特里特”
- French: “West Carteret”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Tremley and Port Reading.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Carteret Fire Company Number 3 and Joseph Medwick Park.
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