Watchung Ridge
Watchung Ridge is a historic site in Passaic County, Gateway, New Jersey. Watchung Ridge is situated nearby to the community center VFW Post 7165, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Mountain Top View.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lambert Castle and Montclair State University station.
Lambert Castle
Manor estate
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lambert Castle, originally called Belle Vista, is located within the Garret Mountain Reservation in Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey. The building was built in 1892 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 3, 1976, for its significance in art, architecture, and industry. Lambert Castle is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Watchung Ridge.
Montclair State University station
Railway station
Photo: Tlantanu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Montclair State University, signed as Montclair State University Station at Little Falls, is a NJ Transit rail station on Clove Road near U.S. Route 46 and the Montclair State University campus in the Great Notch area of Little Falls, New Jersey on the Montclair–Boonton Line. Montclair State University station is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Watchung Ridge.
Saint Josephs Regional Medical Center
Hospital
St. Joseph's University Medical Center is a member of St. Joseph's Health. Located in Paterson, New Jersey, St. Joseph's University Medical Center, which includes St. Saint Josephs Regional Medical Center is situated 1½ miles northeast of Watchung Ridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Woodland Park and Great Notch.
Woodland Park
Town
Photo: Jared Kofsky, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Woodland Park is a borough in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. At the 2020 United States census, the population was 13,484. What is now Woodland Park was formed as a borough, under the name West Paterson, by an act of the New Jersey Legislature in 1914, from portions of the township of Little Falls.
Great Notch
Hamlet
Great Notch is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located in eastern Little Falls, in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
Lake View
Hamlet
Paterson is the largest city in and the county seat of Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, Paterson was the state's third-most-populous municipality, with a population of 159,732, an increase of 13,533 from the 2010 census count of 146,199, which in turn reflected a decline of 3,023 from the 149,222 counted in the 2000 census. Lake View is situated 2 miles east of Watchung Ridge.
Watchung Ridge
- Type: Historic site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Passaic County, Gateway, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.88427° or 40° 53′ 3″ northLongitude
-74.18242° or 74° 10′ 57″ westOpen location code
87G7VRM9+P2OpenStreetMap ID
node 4664738397OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include VFW Post 7165 and Mountain Top View.
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