Basking Ridge white oak
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.Photo: Msact, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: historic White oak in Basking Ridge, New Jersey
- Also known as: “Basking Ridge Oak Tree”, “Basking Ridge White Oak Tree”, and “Old Oak Tree”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Basking Ridge station and Lord Stirling Park.
Basking Ridge station
Railway station
Photo: Adam Moss, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Basking Ridge is an NJ Transit station in Bernards Township, New Jersey along the Gladstone Branch of the Morris and Essex Lines. Basking Ridge station is situated 2,400 feet northwest of Basking Ridge white oak.
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 1 mile east of Basking Ridge white oak.
Ridge High School
School
Ridge High School is a four-year comprehensive community public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from Bernards Township in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as the lone secondary school of the Bernards Township School District. Ridge High School is situated 1 mile south of Basking Ridge white oak.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Basking Ridge and Bernardsville.
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.
Bernardsville
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bernardsville is a small, affluent town located in the Skylands region in northern New Jersey. It is in Somerset County, which is in the top ten wealthiest counties in the nation.
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 white oak
- Categories: remarkable tree and tourism
- Location: Somerset County, Skylands, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.70684° or 40° 42′ 25″ northLongitude
-74.54905° or 74° 32′ 57″ westOpen location code
87G7PF42+P9OpenStreetMap ID
node 4539867979OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q105883603
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In Other Languages
“Basking Ridge white oak” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “老橡樹”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church and Bishop Janes United Methodist Church.
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