Sky Top Picnic Area
Sky Top Picnic Area is a shelter in Union County, Gateway, New Jersey. Sky Top Picnic Area is situated nearby to the ruins Drake Farm House (#5a), as well as near the historic site Hermit’s Pond (#4).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Watchung Reservation and Shady Rest Country Club.
Watchung Reservation
Park
Photo: Bhousel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Watchung Reservation is the largest nature reserve in Union County, New Jersey, United States. The reservation consists mainly of the upper valley of Blue Brook, between the ridges of the First and Second Watchung Mountains.
Shady Rest Country Club
Golf course
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Shady Rest Country Club is located at 820 Jerusalem Road in Scotch Plains in Union County, New Jersey. Established in 1921, Shady Rest was the first African-American country club in the United States. Shady Rest Country Club is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Sky Top Picnic Area.
Lake Surprise
Lake
Lake Surprise is a reservoir made by Surprise Lake Dam on the Blue Brook in Watchung Reservation. On the border of Berkeley Heights and Mountainside in Union County, New Jersey, the lake was created in 1845 for David Felt's papermill. Lake Surprise is situated 1½ miles northeast of Sky Top Picnic Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scotch Plains and Murray Hill.
Scotch Plains
Photo: Jared Kofsky, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scotch Plains is a town in Union County, New Jersey. This article also covers the neighboring communities of Fanwood and Plainfield.
Murray Hill
Neighborhood
Murray Hill is an unincorporated community located within portions of both Berkeley Heights and New Providence, located in Union County, in the northern portion of the U.S. state of New Jersey. Murray Hill is situated 1½ miles north of Sky Top Picnic Area.
Mountainside
Town
Photo: Tomwsulcer, CC0.
Mountainside is a borough in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough is located on a ridge in northern-central New Jersey, within the Raritan Valley and Rahway Valley regions in the New York metropolitan area. Mountainside is situated 2 miles east of Sky Top Picnic Area.
Sky Top Picnic Area
- Type: Shelter
- Category: building
- Location: Union County, Gateway, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.6712° or 40° 40′ 16″ northLongitude
-74.39358° or 74° 23′ 37″ westOpen location code
87G7MJC4+FHOpenStreetMap ID
way 247140496OpenStreetMap feature
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