Wildlife Viewing Area
Wildlife Viewing Area is a scenic viewpoint in Montville, Morris County, New Jersey. Wildlife Viewing Area is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint 100 Steps Overlook, as well as near Lake Valhalla Overlook.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sheep Hill Observatory and Tripod Rock.
Sheep Hill Observatory
Observatory
Sheep Hill Observatory is an Astronomical observatory located in Morris County, New Jersey. It features an 18-inch BBC Newtonian reflecting telescope and is open to the public on the 3rd Friday evening of each month, weather permitting. Sheep Hill Observatory is situated 2 miles southwest of Wildlife Viewing Area.
Tripod Rock
Photo: Toebone, Public domain.
Tripod Rock is a glacial erratic, in this specific case a balancing rock, or perched boulder, located in Kinnelon, New Jersey in the Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area. Tripod Rock is situated 1¼ miles north of Wildlife Viewing Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boonton Township and Towaco.
Boonton Township
Town
Boonton Township is a township in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 4,380, an increase of 117 from the 2010 census count of 4,263, which in turn reflected a decline of 24 from 4,287 in the 2000 census. Boonton Township is situated 2½ miles west of Wildlife Viewing Area.
Towaco
Village
Towaco is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the township of Montville, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 5,624. Towaco is situated 2½ miles southeast of Wildlife Viewing Area.
Boonton
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Boonton is a town in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the town's population was 8,815, an increase of 468 from the 2010 census count of 8,347, which in turn reflected a decline of 149 from the 8,496 counted in the 2000 census.
Wildlife Viewing Area
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Category: tourism
- Location: Montville, Morris County, Skylands, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.94173° or 40° 56′ 30″ northLongitude
-74.38799° or 74° 23′ 17″ westOpen location code
87G7WJR6+MROpenStreetMap ID
node 6780003585OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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