West Side Observation Tower
West Side Observation Tower is a tower in Somerset County, Skylands, New Jersey. West Side Observation Tower is situated nearby to the protected area Lord Stirling Park, as well as near the village Lyons.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lord Stirling Park and Lyons station.
Lord Stirling Park
Protected area
Photo: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lord Stirling Park is a 925/950 acre park operated by the Somerset County Park Commission and located in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, and separated from the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge by the Passaic River. Lord Stirling Park is situated 2,400 feet north of West Side Observation Tower.
Lyons station
Railway station
Photo: Adam Moss, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lyons is a New Jersey Transit station in Basking Ridge, New Jersey along the Gladstone Branch of the Morris & Essex Lines. The station serves south Basking Ridge as well as the Hills and Liberty Corner. Lyons station is situated 1¼ miles southwest of West Side Observation Tower.
Basking Ridge white oak
Photo: Msact, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Basking Ridge white oak was a white oak tree that stood in the churchyard of the Presbyterian Church in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. The tree was over 600 years old and died in 2016, before being cut down in 2017. Basking Ridge white oak is situated 1¼ miles northwest of West Side Observation Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lyons and Basking Ridge.
Lyons
Village
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lyons is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located within Bernards Township, in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
Basking Ridge
Photo: Tomwsulcer, CC0.
Basking Ridge is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located within Bernards Township in the Somerset Hills region of Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
Millington
Village
Photo: Jared Kofsky, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Millington is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Long Hill Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the CDP's population was 3,038.
West Side Observation Tower
- Type: Tower
- Location: Somerset County, Skylands, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.6961° or 40° 41′ 46″ northLongitude
-74.53003° or 74° 31′ 48″ westOpen location code
87G7MFW9+CXOpenStreetMap ID
node 1942185280OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tower
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Highlights include Batting Cage and Lee Field.
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