Turtle Back Zoo
Turtle Back Zoo is a zoo in West Orange, New Jersey. Situated on 20 acres in the South Mountain Reservation, it is part of the South Mountain Recreation Complex, which is managed as part of the Essex County Park System, the oldest county park system in the United States.
- Zoo
- …is operated by the Essex County Parks Department
- Opening hours:
10:00 AM–4:00 PM
July–August: Wednesday and Thursday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM - Description: zoo in the West Orange, New Jersey
- Address: 560 Northfield Avenue, West Orange, NJ 07052
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Seton Hall University and Saint Barnabas Medical Center.
Seton Hall University
University
Seton Hall University is a private Catholic research… Seton Hall University is situated 2½ miles southeast of Turtle Back Zoo.
Saint Barnabas Medical Center
Hospital
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, formerly Saint… Saint Barnabas Medical Center is situated 1¼ miles west of Turtle Back Zoo.
Mountain Station
Railway station
Mountain Station is a New Jersey Transit station… Mountain Station is situated 1½ miles southeast of Turtle Back Zoo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include The Oranges and Maplewood.
The Oranges
The Oranges are a group of four municipalities…
Maplewood
Jim.henderson, Public domain.
Maplewood is a township in Essex County in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
Livingston
Town
Livingston is a township in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Livingston is situated 2½ miles northwest of Turtle Back Zoo.
Turtle Back Zoo
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Latitude
40.76735° or 40° 46′ 3″ north
Longitude
-74.28075° or 74° 16′ 51″ west
Open location code
87G7QP89+WP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=zoo
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In Other Languages
“Turtle Back Zoo” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “جنينة حيوانات ترتل باك”
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Highlights include Flamingo and Otters.
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